Police Inspector Olukunle Olonade, who shod dead an operative of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, Rotimi Adeyemi, on Wednesday is dead.
The death of Olonade was confirmed in the early hours of Thursday by the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Chike Oti.
Oti in a statement said the policeman died on his way to the hospital after a mob descended on him for killing Adeyemi.
Recounting the events that led to the altercation between the policeman and the LASTMA official, the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command that at about 6pm on Wednesday, Adeyemi confronted Olonade who was driving against traffic in Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State.
He said Olonade, who was driving a Toyota Highlander SUV, with registration number LSR 277 BJ, and attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, was contravened for driving against traffic by Adeyemi, 46, at Iyana-Ipaja Roundabout.
Oti added in the statement: “The two men vehemently disagreed with each other.
“However, during the altercation, the said Inspector Olukunle Olonade allegedly shot the LASTMA officer to death.
“Consequently, irate mob, who thought that the shooter was an armed hoodlum because he was in mufti, descended on him and beat him to stupor.
“Although he was later rescued by teams of policemen drafted to the scene, he later gave up the ghost while being rushed to hospital for treatment.
“The serial number of the pistol recovered at the scene was checked in the system and it revealed the bearer as Inspector Olukunle Olonade attached to FSARS Ikeja.
“Corpses of the deceased have been evacuated to the morgue for autopsy.”
Oti said the Commissioner, Lagos State Police Command, Edgal Imohimi, has directed that Olonade be tried posthumously and recommended for dismissal from the Force.