A mechanic, Promise Tochukwu, aka Daddy, was on Monday shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified policeman on Opaleye Bridge, around Okoya Street, in the Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
The killer cop was said to have followed a security team to the area, which included military men of the Operation MESA.
While an eyewitness said policemen invited to settle a fight killed Tochukwu, a community leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed that Promise was shot by policemen detailed to arrest hoodlums involved in a street fight.
Tochukwu’s mother, Bose, while demanding justice, said her son died after losing a lot of blood. She urged the state government and the police to probe the circumstances surrounding the death.
Meanwhile, when contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said, “No policeman shot anybody to the best of my knowledge. We have yet to receive a report of the incident. However, we will investigate it accordingly and do the needful.”
