The Lagos State Police command has confirmed the death of a Police Inspector, Olukunle Olonade attached to F-SARS, Ikeja, Lagos following a mob attack on him after he shot and killed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) in Lagos on Wednesday.
The Spokesman of the command, Mr. Chike Oti who made this known a statement he issued in Lagos revealed that trouble started when the driver of a Toyota Highlander SUV, with registration number LSR 277 BJ, later identified as Police Inspector Olukunle Olonade attached to FSARS Ikeja while driving along Iyana-Ipaja road at about 6.00pm, was contravened for driving against traffic by a LASTMA official, one Rotimi Adeyemi, aged 46 years at Iyana-Ipaja roundabout.
Oti pointed out that the two men vehemently disagreed with each other saying that during the altercation, the said Inspector Olukunle Olonade allegedly shot the LASTMA officer to death.
He noted that as a result of the shooting, irate mob, who thought that the shooter was an armed hoodlum as he was in mufti, descended on him and beat him to stupor.
“Although he was later rescued by teams of policemen drafted to the scene, he later gave up the ghost while being rushed to hospital for treatment.
“The serial number of the pistol recovered at the scene was checked in the system and it revealed the bearer as Inspector Olukunle Olonade attached to FSARS Ikeja.
“Corpses of the deceased have been evacuated to the morgue for autopsy.
“The CP Lagos has directed that the late Inspector Olakunle Olonade be tried posthumously in Orderly room and be recommended for dismissal from the Force”, Oti said.
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