Soldier Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Motorcyclist In Lagos

Soldier Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Motorcyclist In Lagos

A Lance Corporal from the Nigerian army has been apprehended by detectives from the Lagos State Police Command following allegations of attempted murder against a commercial motorcycle rider, Saheed Isah, in the Ikorodu area of the state. Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest in a statement released on Monday……READ ALSO Yobe State Governor React To Deadly Clash Between Soldiers And Keke Riders

Hundeyin disclosed that the soldier, currently serving with the 159 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Yobe State, purportedly stabbed the motorcycle rider on the upper left side of his stomach with a jackknife during a street altercation at a bar in the Itamaga area of Ikorodu.

According to the police, a pistol and a jackknife were recovered from the suspect, who appeared visibly intoxicated. Meanwhile, the victim is receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

The statement from the police read, “At about 3 am, the Chief Security Officer of a lounge at Itamaga area of Ikorodu reported at Ikorodu Division that a soldier stabbed the rider on the stomach during a minor disagreement. The soldier, attached to the 159 battalion in Yobe State, armed with a gun and a jackknife, stabbed one Saheed Isah, a commercial motorcyclist, on the upper left side of his stomach.”

“The soldier had earlier had a misunderstanding with the rider at a drinking bar. The victim sustained grievous injury. The victim was rushed to a hospital in the area and he is currently receiving treatment and responding adequately.”

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