THE Lagos State Police Command has said one of its men attached to Mopol
23 was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Satellite Town area of the state
on Good Friday.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), gave the name of the deceased simply as Corporal Babatunde.
Badmos said that the anti-riot policeman was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle while walking along the road.
She said contrary to the news making the round, the policeman was not killed by suspected armed robbers during a bank robbery operation.
“There was no attempted robbery on Diamond Bank on Friday. Only a police man walking along the road was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle.
“The command is investigating the killing to unravel the motive,’’ Badmos said.
The spokesperson for the command, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), gave the name of the deceased simply as Corporal Babatunde.
Badmos said that the anti-riot policeman was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle while walking along the road.
She said contrary to the news making the round, the policeman was not killed by suspected armed robbers during a bank robbery operation.
“There was no attempted robbery on Diamond Bank on Friday. Only a police man walking along the road was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle.
“The command is investigating the killing to unravel the motive,’’ Badmos said.
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