Juliana Francis
Homicide detectives from the State
Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos,
have arrested Sergeant Ukeme Asuquo for allegedly inflicting machete cuts on
Inspector Adekunle Ilesanmi Francis, causing his death.
Asuquo, attached to Anti-Cultism Unit of
the Lagos State Police Command, was alleged to have attacked the Francis, attached
to Special Protective Unit (SPU), Ikeja, with a machete. The Inspector later
died at the hospital.
The cause of the quarrel, leading to
Asuquo attacking his colleague, who was also his neighbour, is not yet clear,
but neighbours alleged that Asuquo had been a thorn in the fleshes of most of
them.
A source said: “The information I got is
that the Sergeant had been threatening neighbours in the house and vicinity. He
drives a Camry car with no plate number, fully tinted glass and had once been reported
at the Okeodo-Ile Epo Police Station but nothing was done to call him to order
before he perpetrated this evil act.”
It was further alleged that there had
been a case of sexual harassment by Asuquo on the wife of the late Inspector as
alleged by the woman.
The source further said: “On Thursday at
about 10:30pm, reports came that the suspect was on the rampage and had already
inflicted injuries on the Inspector who came to the rescue of his wife, who was
claimed to be locked out by Asuquo when she went out of the gate to drop refuse
in the garbage drum. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Okeodo-Ile
Epo Police Station was already treating the matter before the Inspector died.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), Bala Elkana, while confirming the incident, disclosed that the
sergeant has been arrested and the case transferred to SCIID for investigation. Elkana said that the Inspector died
while preventing an unruly Sergeant from killing co-tenants.
He added: “On June, 4, at about 08:10pm,
Azees Adebayo of No 8. Dosumu Street,
Agbelekale Oke-Odo reported at Oke-Odo Police Station that Asuquo, a tenant in
the same house returned home and engaged other tenants in a fight. He inflicted
machete cuts on the Inspector, who was also a tenant in the house and trying to
stop the Sergeant from harming other civilian tenants. Ayodele Eyitayo, a
tenant in the house sustained minor injury on his face. A team of Policemen led
by the DPO was promptly deployed to the scene. The injured persons were taken
to hospital for treatment while the Sergeant was arrested. While Eyitayo was
treated and discharged, the Inspector was admitted due to the severity of the
injuries he sustained. The Inspector, however, died on June, 7, while on
admission.”
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