The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed the identity of the officer involved in the fatal shooting of a man at a filling station in the Obalende area.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed this development through a post on his verified Twitter handle @benHundeyin on Thursday.
Hundeyin stated that the officer responsible for the incident has been positively identified.
“The person behind the shooting has been identified as a police officer serving at Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 17, Lion Building, Lagos.
“Investigation is still ongoing and further findings will be made available, ” he said.
According to zmr Hundeyin, the state commissioner of police, CP Adegoke Fayoade, is working with the family of the deceased to ensure that there is no miscarriage of justice.
It could be recalled that the deceased, Toheeb Eniasa, was shot dead by a policeman on Wednesday while struggling to buy fuel.
It was learnt that two officers drove into the station to purchase fuel but motorists asked them to join the queue.
In the process, an argument ensued which resulted into a fight and one of the officers shot Eniasa and ran away.
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