Killed on duty

By vox eye

The corpse of a detective attached to the Special Anti- Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, Musa Sunday, who disappeared into thin air 6 months ago, has been found in a shallow grave at the Ibeju Lekki area of the state.

Sunday was reportedly abducted, tortured and later buried alive while on illegal duty at Ibeju Lekki.

He and four of his men were alleged to have been drafted to guard a land, which was under dispute by their Admin Officer (AO), at Ibeju Lekki.

According to New Telegraph, the policemen were drafted to the disputed land without the knowledge of the Officer in Charge of SARS (OC) and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni.

The skeleton of the 45-year-old, a father of four children, was exhumed from a shallow grave after six months' search.

The police have arrested at least five persons including a traditional ruler, in connection with the murder of the inspector.

The newspaper reports that the police are hunting for one Mr Balogun, who led the hoodlums that attacked, abducted and buried Sunday alive.

The newspaper reported that it was the fleeing Balogun that tied the hands of the Inspector before burying him alive. Balogun's second in command, Arokin is in police custody and is helping the police with investigation.