The Lagos State Police Command has
commenced investigations into the killing of a police corporal, Ado
Ayuba, who was lynched by some hoodlums in Suru Alaba area of the state.
According to the police, the victim was....
beaten to death by an irate mob for allegedly killing a trader, Mustapha
Mohammed, on July 30, 2013.
A senior policeman, who spoke to our
correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said, “Ayuba and the
policeman were posted to the area to chase away traders who had taken
over that portion of the road. The road is under construction by Chinese
Construction Engineering Company and the company had complained that
its makeshift construction site was being hijacked by traders.
“On the day of the incident, Ayuba and another policeman were dispersing the traders when things went wrong.
“We were told that the traders
overpowered the policemen and in an attempt to protect himself and his
colleague, Ayuba opened fire into the crowd and killed a trader
(Mohammed).
“Ayuba’s colleague immediately fled,
leaving him alone with the hoodlums. The hoodlums seized Ayuba’s gun
from him, picked up stones and sticks and beat him up without mercy.
“Some soldiers arrived at the scene and
attempted to rescue the policeman. But the soldiers were greatly
outnumbered by the uncontrollable mob, which overpowered them and chased
them away.”
The police back-up arrived and managed to disperse the mob, Ayuba was unconscious from the beatings he had received.
The policemen were said to have rushed Ayuba and Mohammed to the hospital where they were confirmed dead.
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