Police Officer Goes Berserk, Allegedly Kills Two Over N100 Bribe

By Akinwale Kasali

It was a Black Thursday for residents and business owners in the Command area of Oke Odo Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, following the killing of a young apprentice and a middle aged Tricyclists by a Police Officer attached to the Divisional Police Office in the area.

It was gathered that the Police Officer was on patrol alongside his colleagues when he stopped the Tricyclist. After checking his documents, the Police Officer allegedly demanded for N100, which the Tricyclist refused to part with leading to an argument.

The Police Officer, allegedly, out of annoyance, stabbed the Tricyclist, prompting his colleagues to intervene.

Before the Tricyclist could be rushed to the hospital by his colleagues, he died.

Noticing that the irate crowd would pounce on them, the Police Officers shot sporadically into the air to scare the crowd so as to take to their heels.

Unfortunately, a young boy,  popularly known as Smally, who is an apprentice at a Mechanic shop was hit by a stray bullet and he died on the spot.

The killing of the duo led to chaos in the area, as the irate youths, business owners and residents took to the streets to show their displeasure, halting vehicular and business activities in the area as people ran helter skelter for their lives.

Protesting the killing of the two, Youths in their hundreds, alongside sympathizers stormed the Command Divisional, with the aim of lynching the Police Officers that carried out the dastardly act.

The protesters deflated tires of the Police Van, vandalizing Police properties, with Police Officers on duty scampering for safety.

The Tricyclist was said to be expecting a baby, as his wife is heavily pregnant, while the young apprentice that also died was said to have an aged mother.

It took the intervention of Soldiers attached to the Military Base to restore normalcy to the area, as the Protesters threatened to set the Police Station ablaze.

The Divisional Police Officer of the Police Station was not around as at the time of filing this report, while the Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer, CSP Ajisebutu, promised to give a comprehensive report on the issue when he has been fully briefed.