An operative of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Olakunle Olonade, accused of killing an official of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA), Rotimi Adeyemo, who arrested him for traffic violations, has died after he was beated by a mob.
According to the Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti, the incident happened on Wednesday, at Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State.
Olonade shot Adeyemi following an intense argument over traffic offence. In a reprisal attack, an angry mob inflicted serious beating on Olonade, who was thought to have been an armed hoodlum.
He was later rescued by some policemen dispatched to the scene, but he died in the hospital due to complications from the beating.
Explaining the incident, Oti said: “On 28/11/18, at about 1800hrs, the driver of a Toyota Highlander SUV, with registration number LSR 277 BJ, later…
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