Lagos police hunt killers of neighbourhood safety corps officer

Imohimi Edgal Lagos police commissioner Imohimi Edgal

The police have announced a manhunt for the killers of an officer of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corp, Moshood Bolaji.

Mr Bolaji was killed on Wednesday at about 9:30pm at Umunede Bar in Mallam Isah Close, Aguda-Surulere by a suspected gang of five cultists.

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who paid a condolence visit to the Aguda-Surulere office of the corps, said he had directed a contingent of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) personnel and the Command Anti Cultism Squad to relocate to Census Police Outpost, Aguda-Surulere with immediate effect.

He also mandated them to take the fight to the criminal enclaves of the cultists and a fish out the killers of late Moshood Bolaji.

According to Edgal, three suspects have so far been arrested in connection with the case and are currently undergoing interrogation at the Command Anti Cultism Squad.

Edgal, who also paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased, said the entire state police command was saddened by the incident, assuring that the command will leave no stone unturned to unravel the killers of their late breadwinner.