A policeman attached to the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Wednesday shot dead an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) dead in the Iyana Ipaja area of the state.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 6 pm when the traffic official flagged the SARS officer down for a traffic matter.
The officer, it was learnt, got down and warned the traffic official never to stop him again, adding that he did not have right to do so.
In the course of exchanging hot words, the angry officer returned to his car, brought out a gun and shot the traffic official dead.
Many people ran for safety after hearing the sound of the gun. The officer, whose identity was yet to be ascertained, was said to have been arrested.
The alleged killer was first taken to Moshalashi Police Station along Ipaja Road before being transferred to state police command in Ikeja.
The traffic official was rushed to Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
His remains have been deposited in a mortuary in Yaba, Lagos Mainland.
LASTMA Public Relations Officer, Mahmud Hassan confirmed the incident.
Hassan said an investigation was ongoing and that the identity of the deceased LASTMA officer and the culprit would be made known later.
