Police in Lagos have detained and paraded two Naval Ratings, Nnamani Anointing and Onyekachi Egwin, for the alleged murder of Assistant Superintendent of Police Abiona Hezekiah in the state's Satellite town region.
Abiodun Alabi, the commissioner of the Lagos State Police Command, made this information public when he presented the two men with 14 others.
Alabi said, “This deals with a case of the murder of ASP Abiona Hezekiah, 53, by two naval ratings, Seaman Nnamani Anointing, 28, and OSMTD Onyekachi Egwin, 27.
“The ASP died when the suspects stabbed and killed him during a traffic stop that degenerated into a face-off at the Satellite area of Lagos State.
“The suspects stabbed three other civilians in their bid to escape.
“The stabbed persons are responding to treatment.
“The command is currently working with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Ministry of Justice, Alausa, Ikeja to ensure that justice prevails.”