The suspect’s conductor, who is at large, has also been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force in connection with the death.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Ekunsumi, a father of three, plied the Airport Road area and had resumed duty on the fateful morning.
However, a police team was said to have flagged down the bus along the road, with the aim of going on an operation with it.
The driver, who immediately sensed what they were up to, drove off.
But the deceased was said to have jumped onto the vehicle to apprehend the driver.
The driver was said to have taken the victim away and was speeding when another vehicle crossed his path and he stepped on the brake pedal.
It was learnt that although both the policeman and the conductor were flung off the bus as the brake was applied, only the inspector died.
His skull was said to have been smashed by an oncoming trailer and he died on the spot.
The driver and the conductor were said to have fled the scene and abandoned the bus.
The police, however, arrested the owner of the vehicle.
The matter was subsequently transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, from where investigations led to the arrest of Ekunsumi.
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