Nigeria, March 6 -- The Lagos State Police Command has denied allegations that a police patrol vehicle was responsible for the death of a six-year-old girl in the Iyana-Ipaja area of the state on Tuesday.

The child's father, Nnamdi Ugorji, accused officers from the Moshalashi Police Station of hitting his daughter with their vehicle while chasing a suspect near the Ecobank roundabout.

He also alleged that the police attempted to cover up the incident by claiming the vehicle had flipped over.

However, in a statement on Wednesday, the command's spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, expressed condolences to the bereaved family but refuted claims that a police van was involved in the tragedy.

According to Mr Hundeyin, who is a Chief Superinten...