The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a police corporal, Pepple Boma, who shot a man to death while on duty at Makoko waterfront on Saturday.
The spokesperson for the command, Ms Ngozi Braide said the corporal, attached to the Marine Police, Oworonsoki Division in Lagos, was being detained at the state Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.
Braide said that the suspect shot the
deceased on the stomach on 21 July at mid day, while on a special duty with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).
LAWMA officials, escorted by armed
policemen, were continuing the
demolition of shanties built on stilts at the waterfront, which the state
considered unsafe and a nuisance to
the environment.
“The corporal allegedly shot a man in the stomach. The victim was rushed to the General Hospital, Gbagada where he was confirmed dead.
“The corpse has been deposited at the General Hospital, Ikeja for
postmortem,’’ she said.
The spokesperson appealed to
members of the public to remain
peaceful, and gave the assurance that justice would be done.
Culled from PMNews.
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