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The soldier killed following an altercation with some police officers in Lagos state recently got married, SaharaReporters has gathered. The deceased is identified as Corporal Saheed and was attached to the 174 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Odongunyan in Ikorodu. SaharaReporters earlier reported how the soldier in question was stabbed to death on Wednesday. Subsequently, his colleagues decided to retaliate, launching an attack on Ogijo Police Station where the mobile police officer allegedly responsible for killing the soldier was stationed.
A young man identified as Kazeem Olaniyi has been allegedly brutalised by Nigerian Army personnel along the Lagos-Ibadan express road. Kazeem said he was on his way to Ikorodu, Lagos from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday when the soldiers stopped him. The victim said the soldiers on sighting a PCRC sign on his vehicle, dragged him out and beat him to a pulp.
A photograph of the policeman attached to the Lagos State Police Command who killed a soldier identified as Corporal Saheed in Lagos has been revealed. SaharaReporters had reported how the soldier in question was stabbed to death on Wednesday by the policeman. The deceased was said to be on mufti when the incident occurred and he was attached to the 174 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Odongunyan in Ikorodu.