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A police inspector, attached to a division in Apapa,
Lagos, Inspector Danjuma Daniel, on Thursday afternoon
died during a fight with his wife.

We learnt that the scuffle between Daniel and
his wife got so physical that the couple fell from the
balcony of their apartment ─ a two-storey building. The
couple, it was learnt, was staying at the Ijeh Police
Barracks, Obalende, Lagos.
Our correspondent gathered that the police inspector
and his wife, identified simply as Ada, who had lived in
the barracks for about 10 years, sustained grave injuries
from the fall.
It was further gathered that when they were rushed to a
nearby hospital, Daniel was said to have been confirmed
dead by the medical personnel, while the wife was
admitted for treatment.
Our correspondent learnt that Ada, a trader in a nearby
market, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday
morning.
Speaking with Gist onboard , Daniel’s first son,
Emmanuel, said he was informed about his father’s
death on the telephone.
Daniel explained that he was staying with an uncle in
the Mile 2 area of the state.
He said, “I don’t know what could have caused the
fight. I was not at home. Dad and mum have lived in this
barracks for about 10 years now.
“We were formerly staying in Nasarawa State where dad
initially served. In Lagos, I don’t stay with them, but my
two sisters do. Mum has returned from the hospital, and
she is back home now, but she cannot talk to anyone
for now.”
While the conversation was going on, some neighbours
of the couple asked our correspondent to leave the
premises, scolding the 17-year-old boy for talking to
Gist onboard.
However, it was learnt from a resident that Daniel, an
Eggon man from Nasarawa State, had had clashes with
his wife before the incident. The source added that the
fight on Thursday turned ugly and led to their falling off
from the two-storey building.
The Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer,
Lelma Kolle, said he would get back to our
correspondent on the matter, but he had yet to do so as
of press time.