The Lagos police command says its
men came under attack by suspected kidnappers when a stray bullet killed Busayo
Owoodun, a trader, around Jakande in Ijegun, Isolo local government area.
Following the incident which
happened on Saturday, angry youths had detained two of the policemen before
soldiers stormed the area.
In a statement, Bala Elkana,
police spokesperson in Lagos, said a team from the police’s anti-kidnapping
squad was trailing the suspects who joined forces with cultists in the
area.
“On 10th August, 2019 at about
1455hours, a team of policemen from the anti-kidnapping unit attached to Area M
Command Idimu tracked some kidnapping suspects to Ijegun – Isolo road, Ijegun
bus stop but came under attack by members of the deadly gang,” the statement
read.
“A stray bullet hit one Busayo
Owoodun ‘f’. The gang with the support of some notorious cultists in the area,
attacked the police team and injured the team leader, ASP Victor Ugbegun and
two others who are currently in critical condition at the intensive care unit.
“Reinforcements from operations
department, rapid response squad, task force, and neighbouring divisions were
able to contain the situation and evacuate the injured officers to hospital.”
The command added that it has
launched a manhunt of the assailants with a view of bringing them to justice,
and Zubairu Mu’azu, the commissioner of police, had also ordered for an
investigation to be carried out.
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