Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the detention of two Naval officers, who were among the four officers that allegedly attacked an anti-robbery police patrol team in the Satellite Town area of Lagos State. The officers were alleged to have stabbed one of the police officers identified as Abion Hezikel, who is an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to death on Saturday, December 3, 2022. It was alleged that the four Naval officers were riding on a motorcycle when they accosted a team of police officers on anti-robbery patrol within the Oluti area in Satellite town.

It is, however, not clear what led to their disagreement. 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 Hezekiel 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 mobilised 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. The other injured persons were treated and discharged. The corpse has been deposited at the IDH morgue, Yaba. Spokesperson for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed arrest of the two naval officers, said the Command has written to the Nigeria Navy to release the other two for prosecution. “The two officers arrested are in the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) and investigation is ongoing. We have contacted the Naval authority to release the remaining two,” he said.