The Police in Lagos have arrested two runaway soldiers over the murder of a Police Sergeant around Okokomaiko axis on Saturday.
One of suspect was identified as Kehinde Elijah, who is 45 years old and claimed to have fled the army in 2015 after he was sent to fight terrorists in the northeast.
The Lagos State Police Command spokesman, Bala Elkana, four pairs of military fatigues were recovered from Elijah’s house.
The second suspect gave his name as Ezeh Frank Joseph, who was arrested at Ajangbadi and claimed to have fled the military while undergoing basic training.
The suspects are alleged to have fired gunshots at the Divisional Police Officer of Ilemba Hausa and the Station Guard, Sergeant Onalaja Onajide, but while the DPO survived the gunshots, the Station Guard died from the wound.
Kehinde Elijah is alleged to have visited the police station earlier to plead for the release of his impounded motorcycle, but the DPO refused.