Police sergeant, who allegedly shot and killed a trailer driver on Wednesday for parking in front of Diamond Bank, yesterday undergone surgery as he battled to stay alive after being stabbed by an irate mob.
This was disclosed by the Lagos Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni, while speaking with journalists at command headquarters, Ikeja.
Owoseni condemned the killing of the truck driver at Apapa.
The sergeant attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) 23, had reportedly shot dead a driver, identified simply as Azeez, who allegedly stabbed him for insisting that his truck be removed from the bank’s entrance.
Angered by the driver’s death, his colleagues went on the rampage, setting two financial institutions, Sterling and Diamond banks, on fire. They also allegedly vandalised property and vehicles.
According to Owoseni, the sergeant acted of his own accord and had been arrested. He said that despite the fact that the sergeant was stabbed; the gun given to him was not to be used at will.
