The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has instituted a Board of Inquiry to unravel the circumstance surrounding the unfortunate incident that occurred between some soldiers and policemen around Ojo in Lagos resulting in the loss of the life of a police officer.
Acting Deputy Director 81 Division Public Relations, Major Olaniyi Osoba in a press statement on Friday explained that the Division is already in touch with the Lagos State Police Command to resolve the matter . This incident is highly regrettable given the Division’s disposition and zero tolerance for any misconduct.
Osoba added that at the end of the investigation, anyone found culpable will be made to face the full wrath of the disciplinary provisions..
He noted that the Division commiserate with the Ojo Police Division and members of the family of the victim.
Reports say the soldiers, who were on a bus, reportedly got stuck in traffic around the Trade Fair area of the Lagos Badagry Expressway.
When they realised that the traffic was caused by officers attempting to make a way for a truck driver to link the Expressway, the soldiers came down from the bus and confronted the policemen.
This resulted in a heated argument with the soldiers reportedly taking some of the police officers to the barracks where they beat and tortured one of them to death.
