A mob on Saturday lynched an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)
attached to the Area M Command for allegedly shooting a pregnant tailor
dead.
The incident occurred at Agbole area of Ijegun in Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) yesterday afternoon.
It was gathered that two other policemen sustained injuries and ran to the Palace of the Ijegun monarch at Ologun for safety.
Trouble
was said to have started after stray bullet fired by the cops who were
chasing suspected kidnappers hit the woman identified as Biliki in her
shop.
She was said to have been rushed to the hospital but died shortly after she was taken to the clinic.
Her
death, it was gathered sparked outrage in the neighbourhood as
residents wondered why the police team would open fire at the place with
so many defenless civilians going about their lawful businesses.
According to one Damilare Olarenwaju the policemen fired shot at a roundabout where there were a lot of people.
He said: “How can policemen fire shot at a roundabout, on a Saturday close to festive period in Ijegun?
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The
Nation gathered that angry youths in the area had blocked the road to
the Oba’s palace, while anti-riot policemen have been drafted there to
restore normalcy.
“The road in front of the king’s palace is
impassable at the moment. Vehicular movements have been diverted into a
nearby street to access Ijegun bus stop.
“The information I
gathered is that the policemen from Area M fired gunshots while chasing
suspected criminal and the bullet killed a woman. Youths in the area
killed him and injured his colleagues. One of them managed to crawl to
the Oba’s palace,” said a resident.
Contacted, police spokesman
Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) confirmed the death of the
ASP, adding that efforts were on to restore peace in the area.
“I
cannot tell you what really happened at the moment but it is true that
we lost an ASP and two order ranks were injured. They are of the
Anti-kidnapping unit attached to Area M.
“Reinforcement has been
deployed to the area for the restoration of peace. Let us first calm the
situation before we can talk of what happened,” he said
Source: LOCAL NEWS
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