Polic officer who shot man dead at Lagos fuel station identified

By Deborah Akpede

A security operative who shot a man dead during scrambling for petrol at a filling station in the Obalende area of Lagos has been identified, the state Command said in a statement on Thursday.

Lagos Police Command spokeThe command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a post he shared on his verified X handle@ benHundeyin on Thursday.

He said that the officer had been identified.

“The person behind the shooting has been identified as a police officer serving at Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 17, Lion Building, Lagos.

“Investigation is still ongoing and further findings will be made available, ” he said.

According to Hundeyin, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Adegoke Fayoade is working with the family of the deceased to ensure that there is no miscarriage of justice.

It could be recalled that the deceased, Toheeb Eniasa, was shot dead by a policeman on Wednesday while struggled to buy fuel.

It was learnt that two officers drove into the station to purchase fuel but motorists asked them to join the queue.

In the process, an argument ensured which resulted into a fight and one of the officers shot Eniasa and ran away.