It was a sad event over the weekend as an Assistant Superintendent of Police was allegedly stabbed to death during an altercation with some naval personnel in the Satellite area of Lagos.
On the 3rd of December, 2022 according to police sources, the four Naval officers were riding on a motorcycle when they accosted a team of police officers on an anti-robbery patrol within the Oluti area in Satellite town.
The attack which occurred led to the stabbing of one of the police officers identified as ASP Abion Hezikel to death on Saturday, December 3 but the cause of disagreement is however not clear.
The naval officers who have been identified as S/NO. 20507 Onyekachi Egwumian, 27, S/NO. 16933 Ebube Growth, 28, and two others who are currently at large allegedly attacked the officers and in the process stabbed ASP Hezikel in his chest with a jackknife as well as injured three others who tried to mediate during the disagreement.
The Divisional Police Officer for Satellite town was immediately alerted and he mobilized for the injured officer and the three others to be rushed to the Adeyemi Private hospital in Satellite town where the officer was confirmed dead while the other injured persons were treated and discharged.
Police sources say two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident and their motorcycles recovered.
The military authorities have been contacted while the corpse has been deposited at the IDH morgue Yaba.