Emerging reports have claimed that the police sergeant identified as Yusuf Igoche has been killed by unknown gunmen along the Lagos-Benin Expressway, while his his principal sustained sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The reports stated that the incident happened at about 3pm around the Benin Bypass while Igoche with force number F/462248 was escorting his principal to Lagos.
It was learnt that the suspect who came out of surrounding bushes, rained bullets on the Lexus GX470 Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) the victims rode in.
The unnamed principal was said to have sustained several injuries and rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) for emergency care.