21-yr-old, kills police sergeant during stop and search in Lagos
A 21-year-old driver, Olumide Olushola, has been accused of knocking down and killing a police sergeant, Johnson Okediji, during a stop-and-search operation in the Egbeda area of Lagos State. Olushola, who was paraded at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday, was said to have hit the police operative with his car, […] The post 21-yr-old, kills police sergeant during stop…
A 21-year-old man, identified as Olumide Olushola, has been accused of fatally striking and dragging a police sergeant, Johnson Okediji, during a stop-and-search operation in Lagos. Olushola appeared before the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday. The suspect claimed his car's brakes failed, while the police alleged the driver had sped off after initially stopping.
The CP confirmed the incident occurred on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at around 2:20 pm on Olugbede Street, Egbeda. The sergeant succumbed to his injuries at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
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