Just in: Tension in Lagos As Naval Rating Is Gunned Down
- Lagos community has been thrown into fresh tension as a naval rating is gunned down by some suspected gunmen
- The Naval officer, who was reportedly on his own, was shot by the suspected gunmen in the Ajegunle in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun LGA of the state
- Some residents in the community are already panicking over the claim that some naval officers had promised to avenge the death of their colleague but the Naval authority had warned them against such a move
Ajegunle, Lagos - The people of the Ajegunle in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State have been thrown into another tension as a naval officer was gunned down.
It was alleged that some gunmen opened fire on the security operative who was on his own, Daily Trust reported.
Source: UGC
Lagos community in trouble as the naval officer shot dead
The killing of the naval rating came barely a week that a female officer was also allegedly murdered in the area.
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The incident got some residents worried when the colleagues of the deceased officers reportedly threatened to avenge their colleague's death.
However, the Nigerian Navy warned its officers in the area not to avenge the death of their colleagues.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the police in Lagos, confirmed the incident to newsmen, adding that no one has been arrested in connection with the crime so far.
Police drop update on Naval officer shot dead in Lagos
The police spokesperson disclosed that the murdered Naval officer until his death, was serving at the Lagos Logistics Depot of the Nigerian Navy, adding that his remains has been deposited at the Nigerian Navy hospital morgue in Ojo.
He said the deceased naval officer who was until the incident serving at the Lagos Logistics Depot of the Nigerian Navy and his corpse had been deposited at the Nigerian Navy hospital morgue in Ojo.
The police boss said:
“It is true a naval officer was killed. An investigation had as started but nobody has been arrested yet.”
Lagos deputy governor Hamzat denies renouncing Nigerian citizenship
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Lagos State deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has dismissed the report in circulation that he renounced his Nigerian citizenship at a point in time.
According to the media office of the deputy governor, what is being circulated that Hamzat renounced his citizenship was misleading and misinformation.
Hamzat was reacting to the claim of a US-based immigration lawyer, Olubusayo Fasidi, that the deputy governor took an oath of allegiance in the US and renounced Nigerian citizenship.
Source: Legit.ng
