Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone 2, Onikan Lagos, Mr. Mamman Tsafe, said, yesterday, that a joint police patrol of Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, by men from Lagos and Ogun state commands would soon start.
The police boss said this following the brutal killing of Brigadier-General Sylvester Iruh (rtd), by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsman atop the long bridge near Berger Bus-stop, Lagos, last Friday.
The ex-army general was on his way from Ilorin where he attended a burial of a church member before he met his untimely death.
Sources said when he got to the long bridge that leads to Lagos, his attention was drawn by other motorists that he had a flat tyre.
He promptly pulled over with a view to attending to his vehicle when some armed men emerged from the bush and attacked him. He was stabbed several times by his assailants who were also said to have dispossessed him of valuables including cash.
The retired general, who hailed from Boji-Boji, Agbor, Delta State, was rescued by Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, officials patrolling the road, to a nearby hospital where he later died.
Others with him at the time of attack were also said to have sustained injuries.
The AIG, who assured that the incident would not recur, stressed that arrangement had been concluded by the Commissioners of Police of Ogun and Lagos states to commence a 24-hour patrol of the expressway, especially the black spots.
Tsafe said: “Yes, we are aware of the attack, but I can assure you that we are making effort to commence a joint patrol of the entire area; that I can assure you.”
Sources hinted that the spot is noted for its notoriety as the accused Fulani herdsmen were reputed to have terrorised motorists plying the way at one point or another.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the attack, said the attackers were hoodlums, adding that five suspects had been arrested.
He said the arrested suspects were helping the police in their investigations and were undergoing interrogation.
According to him, the arrest followed a mid-night raid on the scene where the attack took place.
Culled:Vanguardnigeria
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