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Policeman accused of killing 2 at Lagos birthday party absconds

The Lagos State commissioner of police, Mr Abiodun Alabi, has ordered the homicide detectives to go after a police inspector, Mohammed Husini, who was alleged to be involved in a shooting incident that led to the deaths of two persons and injury to others at a birthday party at the Egbeda area of Lagos.

The police boss has also ordered the arrest of the celebrant, identified simply as Ifeanyi alias Obama.

City & Crime had reported that two persons were shot dead on Sunday at the venue of a birthday party held at the La Silver Bar at Gowon Estate, Egbeda.

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Lagos police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement yesterday, said while investigation was ongoing, findings so far had revealed that the shooting was accidental and involved an off-duty police officer, Insp Mohammed Husini, serving at the state headquarters, Ikeja.

He said findings equally revealed that the off-duty officer was a friend of the celebrant, Ifeanyi aka Obama.

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