Four naval officers were accused of stabbing ASP Abion Hezikel, a police officer in Lagos state, to death, while attacking an anti-robbery patrol team from Satellite town on Saturday, December 3.

Police sources confirmed that the four Naval officers were riding a motorcycle on the day they met a team of officers on an anti-robbery patrol in the Oluti area of Satellite town.

It is however not clear what led to their disagreement. The naval officers who have been identified as S/NO. 20507 Onyekachi Egwumian, 27, S/NO. 16933 Ebube Growth, 28, and two others who are currently at large allegedly attacked the officers and in the process stabbed ASP Hezikel in his chest with a jackknife as well as injured three others who tried to mediate during the disagreement.

The Divisional Police Officer for Satellite town was immediately alerted and he mobilized for the injured officer and the three others to be rushed to the Adeyemi Private hospital in Satellite town where the officer was confirmed dead. The other injured persons were treated and discharged.

Police sources say two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident and their motorcycles recovered. The military authorities have been contacted while the corpse has been deposited at the IDH morgue Yaba.