Wale Akinlotan, a police constable affiliated with the Lagos State Police Command, passed away while doing his duties at the Ilupeju police division.
The policeman, it was discovered, had previously worked as a media representative for the Lagos Police Public Relations Office before enlisting in the Nigeria Police Force in 2018.
The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Akinlotan Mass Communication graduate, fell on Monday at his Ilupeju station, where he worked as the DPO’s orderly.
Akinlotan’s cause of death is still unknown, but according to information obtained, the young guy was only beginning to heal from wounds he had from a suspect’s bite.
It was alleged that the dead had helped capture the culprit who was trying to break out from police custody.
“While apprehending the suspect, he bit Wale on his fingers, shoulder, and other areas,” a source said our correspondent.
On October 19, Wale shared footage of his own injuries from the event on Tiktok, captioning them with the phrase “Job hazard.” The poison of a snake or scorpion is not as deadly as a human bite, thank God for life.
Since then, the police officer has been laid to rest at a Lagos State cemetery.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the Lagos State Police, did not answer calls to his cellphone when reached.
Hundeyin instructed our journalist to text him, but as of Tuesday, he has not responded.
Police personnel have responded to Akinlotan’s untimely death, with many expressing grievances about their own wellbeing while on the job.
Officers who talked with our correspondent claimed that Akinlotan’s killing was just one of many similar ones that happen to police officers around the country, regardless of rank.
They attributed this to the force’s officers’ lack of sleep.
They refuse to allow us any downtime. Our health is not a concern for anyone at work. They will want you to bring in a medical report even if you are ill before letting you to get treatment on your own. Every day, you work many shifts. They refuse to give us yearly leave. Tell me how the cops won’t just keep dying. A few cops in Lagos said our correspondent, “It’s unfortunate that we keep losing officers to preventable situations.”
