A police officer has died after being knocked down and dragged underneath a vehicle during a stop-and-search operation in Egbeda, Lagos State.<\/p>\n
It was gathered that the incident occurred on September 26 at about 2:20pm along Olugbede Street, Egbeda, when police officers conducting the operation flagged down a Lexus ES 350 with registration number FKJ 223 KX.<\/p>\n
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing on the command\u2019s achievements in September 2026.<\/p>\n
Fatai said the driver, identified as 21-year-old Olumide Olusola, initially brought the vehicle to a stop but suddenly accelerated as Sergeant Johnson Okediji approached the driver\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
According to the commissioner, the officer was knocked down and dragged underneath the vehicle for several metres despite efforts by fellow police officers and passers-by to get the driver to stop.<\/p>\n
The driver was eventually pursued and arrested, while the injured officer was rushed to a nearby hospital before being referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.<\/p>\n
However, Sergeant Okediji, who sustained multiple fractures and severe head injuries, was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.<\/p>\n
His remains have been deposited at the Mainland Hospital Mortuary for preservation and autopsy.<\/p>\n
The Lexus ES 350 has also been recovered and taken to the police station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A police officer has died after being knocked down and dragged underneath a vehicle during a stop-and-search operation in Egbeda, Lagos State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on September 26 at about 2:20pm along Olugbede Street, Egbeda, when police officers conducting the operation flagged down a Lexus ES 350 with registration number FKJ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[85,294],"class_list":["post-9177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lagos-police","tag-tijani-fata"],"yoast_head":"\n