A police sergeant, Johnson Okediji, has been killed after a driver allegedly sped off during a stop-and-search operation and dragged the officer underneath his vehicle for several metres in Egbeda, Lagos State.
The incident occurred on Saturday, September 26, 2026, along Olugbede Street, Egbeda, during a routine police stop-and-search operation.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, disclosed the incident on Monday while briefing journalists on the operational activities of the Command in September. Multiple reports of the briefing corroborate the account.
According to Fatai, police officers had flagged down a Lexus ES 350 with registration number FKJ 223 KX, driven by 21-year-old Olumide Olusola.
The driver reportedly stopped initially but suddenly accelerated as Sergeant Okediji approached the driver’s side.
The police commissioner said the officer was knocked down and dragged underneath the vehicle for several metres despite repeated efforts by fellow officers and passers-by to force the driver to stop.
The driver was eventually chased and arrested, while the injured sergeant was rushed to a nearby hospital before being referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.
Okediji reportedly sustained multiple fractures and severe head injuries but was pronounced dead on arrival at LASUTH.
His remains have been deposited at the Mainland Hospital Mortuary for preservation and autopsy, while the Lexus was recovered to the police station.
However, during his brief interaction with journalists after his arrest, Olusola reportedly denied intentionally killing the policeman, claiming that the vehicle’s brake failed.
“I did not kill the policeman intentionally, it was due the vehicle’s brake failure,” the suspect said.
The police account that the vehicle was deliberately driven away and the suspect’s claim of brake failure have not been independently resolved in the reports reviewed.
