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Gunmen on motorbike kill Lagos Police corporal

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Badmos: confirmed the killing
Badmos: confirmed the killing

A Police corporal attached  to Mopol 23  of the Lagos Police Command has been  shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

Corporal Babatunde was killed in Satellite Town area of the state on Good Friday, spokesperson for the command, SP Dolapo Badmos, said.

Badmos said that the anti-riot policeman was walking on the raod when was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle.

She said that contrary to some news making the round, the police man was not killed by suspected armed robbers during a bank robbery operation.

“There was no attempted robbery on Diamond Bank on Friday. Only a police man walking along the road was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle.

“The command is investigating the killing to unravel the motive,’’ Badmos said

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