Lagos state police command has arrested a police Sergeant for allegedly stabbing an Inspector, Francis Adekunle to death and injuring another victim while drunk over the weekend.
The yet to be named Sergeant who is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Yaba, lives in the same house in Oke–Odo with his deceased colleague and other tenants.
Several complaints have been made by tenants about how he drinks to stupor and attacks people in the process.
The Nation reports that over the weekend, the Sergeant got violent after drinking alcohol at a nearby liquor store and returned to his house.
The Sergeant reportedly got in a fight with one of his neighbors, and was chasing the man with a cutlass when the Inspector, said to be attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU) 2 Ikeja, intervened.
He went ahead to attack the Inspector Adekunle, leaving several cuts on his legs and body.
It was gathered that the victim was rushed to the hospital where he died on Monday, June 8.
A police officer speaking anonymously is demanding that the Sergeant be prosecuted as he has been a threat to his neighbors and others in his vicinity.
He said;
The Sergeant drives a fully tinted Toyota Camry car with no plate number. He was reported at the Okeodo, Ile Epo Police Station for his previous actions but nothing was done to call him to order before he perpetrated this evil act.
I saw Inspector Adekunle in the evening on his hospital bed. He was still alive then. Unfortunately, I received a call from his brother, Ojo Adekunle that he just passed on. The doctor also confirmed his death.
The officer added that;
I am using this medium to appeal to the Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu to do the needful and prosecute this killer Sergeant that has been terrorising everyone in the vicinity. This kind of character should not be in the Nigeria Police.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Bala Elkana, said an investigation into the incident has commenced.
He also clarified that;
The incident did not happen in the barrack. They both stay in town with other civilians. They were neither on duty nor anywhere near police facility when it happened. I have to correct that impression because a lot of people have been calling me to say it happened inside the barrack.
Elkana confirmed that the suspect is in custody and an official statement regarding the incident will be issued soon.
