Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday, November confirmed the death of a policeman who was found dead in his Volkswagen car in Ikeja.
Empty cans of pesticide and some medication, suspected to have been taken by the deceased, were reportedly found inside the car.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joseph Offor, the policeman was said to be attached to Safer Highways Patrol in Lagos.
The statement read: “The Lagos State Police Command wishes to confirm the story that a policeman, Cpl. Agi Elias, with force No. 386982, was found dead in his Volkswagen Passat car."
“The car, with Registration No. 489 AY, was parked at the entrance gate of High Barracks, Ikeja, today, Nov. 10, 2015 by 0730hrs.
“The Cpl., Agi Elias, until his sudden death was attached to Safer Highway Patrol, Lagos but on Corporal to Sergaent promotion course at Police Training School (PTS), Ikeja.
“The aforesaid course came to an end Nov. 9, 2015.
“Preliminary investigations carried out so far revealed that tablets and some poisonous substances littered around his corpse, while still inside his car.
“His body has been recovered and deposited at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) mortuary.
“The investigation of the case has been taken over by the Homicide section of SCID, Yaba, with a view to ascertaining the cause of his death,’’ the statement added.