Naval Officer Shot Dead By Policeman

An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded 36-year-old policeman Ismaila Aladuge in custody for the alleged murder of Daniel Dukur, a Naval officer.

Aladuge, charged for murder, shot the naval officer in his abdomen while chasing a mob.

The prosecutor Chinalu Uwadione, told the court that the offence was committed on July 17, at No. 11, Idowu Martins St., Victoria Island, Lagos.

He said that the accused had accidentally shot dead Dukur, 34, on his abdomen with his service rifle while trying to disperse a mob.

The offences contravened Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The Magistrate, Mrs A.S. Okubule, ordered the suspect to be remanded in prison pending the outcome of legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The case was then adjourned  until March 30.