There was protest this morning, Wednesday at the Ajah axis of Lagos after a police inspector accidentally k!lled a young man.
A police Inspector is however, reported to have been disarmed and detained soon after the incident.
The tragic development forced angry youths to besiege the police station in Ajah to protest the killing.
The victim identified as Gafaru Buraimoh, a resident of Happy Land Estate in Ajah, was killed by a stray bullet from the trigger-happy Inspector.
Reports say that Buraimoh was patronising a Point of Sale (POS) vendor when the bullet from the Inspector, who was among cops pursuing black market fuel sellers, hit him.
Although the incident was said to have occurred around 11:30pm on Tuesday, youths who heard about it gathered at the Elemoro Area Command in protest from 8:00am on Wednesday..
It was gathered that the protesting youths blocked the expressways causing heavy vehicular gridlock and preventing commuters from getting to their destination.
As the crowd grew, the police allegedly released teargas to scare them but it made the situation chaotic.
At the time of filing this report, the riotous crowd was alleged to have vandalised properties and was attempting to burn the police station.
Some residents who took to social media to warn commuters against plying that route, said the crowd was attacking policemen along Ajah Road.
Reacting to the incident, police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said the Inspector had been disarmed and detained.
He said: “At About 2330hrs of Tuesday, December 06 2022, a shooting incident involving men of Ajah Division, resulted in the unfortunate death of Gafaru Buraimoh of Happy Land Estate, Ajah.
“The officer behind the shooting, an Inspector of Police, was immediately disarmed and has been detained, as full-scale investigation has commenced.
“The Lagos State Police Command through the Area Commander, Elemoro and Divisional Police Officer, Ajah has since notified and established contact with the family.
“The Command, while commiserating with the family of the deceased over the avoidable and most unfortunate incident, gives assurances that the already commenced investigation into the immediate and remote circumstances leading to the shooting will be brought to a speedy and conclusive end, while equally ensuring that justice is served.”
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