POLICE INSPECTOR ‘COMMITS SUICIDE’ OVER MURDER CHARGE

A Police Inspector, Okon Essien, has committed suicide to avoid trial, while in detention inside the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) cell, Yaba, where he was detained for a murder charge in Lagos State.

Penpushing reports that, the Lagios State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana made this known in a statement, adding that the Police Inspector was detained for allegedly shooting and killing Hassan Usman

The Police spokesman, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the deceased  alongside three other officers, ‘intercepted’ four suspects along Area 12, Offshore Oil Dangote Refinery Project, Akodo on January 31.

Penpushing reports that the statement kept mute on the offence for which the suspects were intercepted, but gave identities of the four suspects intercepted as include; Samson Ugonah, Omachi Godwin, Hassan Usman and Prosper Okoye.

“Inspector Okon Essien was alleged to have shot at one of the suspects, Hassan Usman Stanley resulting to his death,” the statement said, adding that  he was, thereafter, arrested at Akodo alongside his three colleagues; Lawrence Adegboye, Olorunloju Olusegun and Ovbioghi Joseph.

“The policemen were arrested and taken to State CID Yaba for investigation. While in custody, the said Inspector Okon Essien is alleged to have killed himself,” he said, adding that his corpse has been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.

Penpushing further reports that, the statement said  the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, as at the time of filing this reports  has ordered an in-depth investigation into the case.