A soldier with the Nigerian Army has killed his colleague and a tricycle operator in the Agbado area of Lagos metropolis due to a skirmish caused by the soldier to extort money from the tricyclist.
At 10am yesterday, the soldier in the company of his colleagues reportedly stormed a tricycle park where they demanded money from the tricycle operators. Refusal of one of the operators to drop something led to the angry soldier shooting him dead in cold blood.
The trigger happy soldier then also shot his colleague who challenged him over the brutal murder, bringing the death toll to two. He then absconded with the corpse of his slain colleague, leaving the tricycle operator’s dead body in the street.
Ogun State Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi said the suspect and his surviving colleagues had been arrested.
He said: “The soldiers involved in the incident have been arrested and normalcy has returned to the place.
“I can confirm that the incident happened. But, Lagos and Ogun states commands are handling the matter. We have begun investigation and we will fish out the perpetrators of the act.”