The police in Lagos State have arrested an Assistance Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to Ajah Division for allegedly killing a female lawyer on Christmas Day.
Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the arrest on Monday.
He stated two other police officers who were with the ASP were also arrested for interrogation.
The spokesman stated also that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Abiodun Alabi, had been in touch with the family of the deceased and with the Nigerian Bar Association over the ugly incident.
VOP gathered that the incident threw the community into confusion as the suspected policeman and his team fled the scene immediately.
The officer, was however, caught and detained by operatives of Ajah police division.
VOP news gathered that the deceased, her sister, and four children were returning from a Christmas outing in their car at about 11.00 a.m. when the police man tried to stop them.
A source said the woman was trying to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when the ASP allegedly shot at her vehicle and the bullet hit her.
