Police sergeant killed after being dragged under vehicle in Lagos
A police officer has died after being knocked down and dragged underneath a vehicle during a stop-and-search operation in Egbeda, Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on September 26 at about 2:20pm along Olugbede Street, Egbeda, when police officers conducting the operation flagged down a Lexus ES 350 with registration number FKJ […] Police sergeant killed after being dragged…
A police sergeant was tragically killed on September 26 in Lagos State when he was dragged under a vehicle during a stop-and-search operation. The incident took place along Olugbede Street in Egbeda at approximately 2:20pm. Police officers were attempting to stop a Lexus ES 350 with registration number FKJ 223 KX. The driver of the vehicle, 21-year-old Olumide Olusola, initially stopped the car but suddenly accelerated as Sergeant Johnson Okediji approached the driver's side.
The officer was knocked down and dragged underneath the Lexus ES 350 for several meters, despite attempts by other police officers and passersby to intervene. The driver was eventually apprehended, while Sergeant Okediji, suffering from multiple fractures and severe head injuries, was rushed to a hospital. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the institution. The Lexus ES 350 has been seized by the police and taken to their station.
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