The Nigeria Police Force said it is investigating a shooting involving police aides assigned to Barrister Wale Fapohunda in the Surulere area of Lagos State.
According to a police report, on August 8, 2024, at approximately 10:22 pm, information was received from the control room that a police officer from SPU Base 10 Sokoto, who was assigned to Barrister Wale Fapohunda, shot and killed Gabriel Audu, a legion attached to the same lawyer.
“As soon as the information was received, the police team left for Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), where the suspect, F/ No 510570, Corporal Umar Lawal, was apprehended, and his rifle, AK-47, which he used to kill the deceased, was also recovered.
“He confessed to the crime and stated that he truly wanted to shoot Vincent, aka Dogman, who had engaged him in a heated argument over a used phone he had purchased from him.
“Unfortunately, the bullet struck the deceased in the chest, and he was taken to LUTH General Hospital Idi-Araba, where he was pronounced dead.
“The corpse has been photographed, and his remains have been placed in the same hospital morgue for autopsy,” the police report said.
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