Tricyclist killing: Police shoot three others dead
Etim Ekpimah
Riot broke out at Meiran in the Alimosho area of Lagos State on Thursday after a police officer stabbed a tricyclist to death over his refusal to give the officer N100 bribe.
Three other people: a 16-year-old apprentice, another youth brought down by gunshot on the main road, and a passer-by that was also felled by the police stray bullets.
Meanwhile, the police officer, who triggered the killing, was said to have been attacked by the mob. Some said he was killed while others stated that he escaped after sustaining injuries.
Police said normalcy has been restored at Ile Iwe, Meira Police Station. But gunshots were said to have rented the air as at 3.44 pm that police said normalcy had been restored.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, has not answered calls made on his telephone. He did not also respond to text message that has been sent to him for comments.
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