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October 31, 2006
Police confirm death of DCP Lawal
LAGOS—It was yesterday confirmed that former Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti, Yaba, Mr Musiliu Lawal was among victims of Sunday plane crash at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
By Evelyn Usman and Kingsley Umoh
Posted to the Web: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
It was also revealed that the deceased who headed SCID between year 2002 and 2005 could have aborted the trip, following a scramble for the last ticket between his son and another passenger.
The deceased son, Onyema Lawal disclosed that he personally went to the airport on Saturday to purchase the ticket for his father, only to be informed by one of the attendants that just one remained.
According to him, “another passenger who equally came to buy ticket wanted to outsmart me but at the end I succeeded in getting the ticket, while he left without one. Had I known it would cost the life of my father I would have allowed the other man to buy it”, he regretted.
Mr Lawal who until his death was Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Police Command, reportedly visited his Oba Ogunjobi residence, Ikeja on Tuesday last week and was on his way back to his station when the unexpected happened.
Tears flowed freely as relations and sympathizers throng the deceased residence. The visibly shaken widow who was yet to come to terms with her husband’s sudden death , sat speechless and stared into space.
Posted by Publisher at October 31, 2006 09:15 AM
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