Killer Of Lagos Resident Shot Dead At Petrol Station During Argument Over Struggle For Fuel Is Our Officer –Nigeria Police

The Lagos State Police Command has said that the information operative who changeable dormant a nonmigratory of the authorities astatine the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) mega filling presumption successful the Obalende country of the state, is 1 of its officers.

SaharaReporters had reported that a antheral nonmigratory whose individuality could not beryllium ascertained was changeable dormant connected Wednesday evening portion struggling to bargain substance amid the existent scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol.

The deceased was said to person engaged successful an statement with different idiosyncratic astatine the filling presumption implicit whose crook it was to bargain fuel. 

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It was during the statement and scuffle that the deceased was changeable dead. The slayer fled the country immediately.

However, determination were conflicting reports regarding the individuality of the killer. While immoderate witnesses said the slayer was a policeman, others said helium was an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The DSS has denied that the antheral was 1 of its agents. 

But confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the shooter has been identified arsenic a constabulary serviceman serving astatine Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 17, Lion Building, Lagos.

Hundeyin, however, near retired the sanction of the suspect. 

The constabulary spokesperson said, “The idiosyncratic down the shooting has been identified arsenic a constabulary serviceman serving astatine Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 17, Lion Building, Lagos.

“Investigation is inactive ongoing and further findings volition beryllium made available. Meanwhile, the Lagos State Police Command is moving with the household of the deceased to guarantee that determination is nary miscarriage of justice.”