Police sergeant arrested for murder in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained a police sergeant, Matthew Oche, for allegedly pushing a motorist to death at a motor park in the Iddo area of Oyingbo. Punch gathered that the motorist, Francis Ogbole, was travelling to Benue State with some of his family members to attend a public function when he was stopped by a team of policemen.Francis was said to have been stopped at a checkpoint mounted near the Iddo motor park. On Wednesday, at about 5am, Francis, who was reportedly travelling with three of his children in a private car to Benue State for a burial, was asked by the policemen to produce all his vehicle’s documents, which he did.PUNCH Metro gathered that one of the policemen, Oche with force number 372727, allegedly further demanded why the victim’s rear windscreen was tinted. This was said to have led to an altercation.Francis was allegedly pushed by the sergeant and he fell, injuring his head in the process.The policemen were said to have fled from the checkpoint after the victim died.One of the deceased’s children, who identified himself as Ebonyi Ogbole, wrote on his Instagram page that Francis was pushed to death after the sergeant allegedly demanded a bribe.He added that he was manhandled and pushed into a gutter by the sergeant. A police source said the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, ordered the detention of the sergeant, adding that he could be dismissed from the force before being charged to court. Cc Punch"