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Lagos Police authorities arrest four Police officers, charge them for Extra Judicial killings



Oredola Adeola|

The Lagos State Police Command has acknowledged the arrest of four Police officers seen in a viral video, shooting two unarmed suspects who were arrested and already in their custody against the code of professional conduct and laws guiding how suspects in Police custody should be treated.

DSP Bala Elkana, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer,  made this known in a statement released on Monday to the media.



According to him, "The Policemen were identified as Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, Sergeant Olaniyi Solomon, Sergeant Solomon Sunday and Corporal Aliyu Mukaila attached to Iba Division Patrol team.

Investigation conducted by the Command showed that incident happened on Friday evening, when Iba Police Station received a distress call from one Anugu Valentine 'm' of no 250 Agege motor road Mushin, that he was attacked by a group of armed men numbering about four on two motorcycles at Ipayi area, Iba . The officers reportedly dispossessed the victim of one iPhone max valued at N450,000.

DSP Elkana said, "Acting on the information, the Divisional Police Officer Iba promptly deployed the Divisional Patrol team to the scene. Two of the armed robbers were arrested while two escaped. Two locally made pistols with six life cartridges and five expended cartridges were recovered.

"The gang is said to be notorious for series of robberies in Iba and environs. It was a well celebrated operation by the team as the suspects were gallantly arrested.

"Unfortunately, the team went extreme by killing the suspects who were already in their custody instead of taking them to the Police Station and allowing the normal process of investigation and prosecution to be initiated as stipulated under procedural laws.

The Police Authorities revealed that the officers' act of extra judicial killings falls short of police professional standards and cannot be condoned by the Command.

Mr. Elkana however noted that the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu  has ordered a thorough investigation into the incident.

The Command noted that the Police Officers are currently subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings known as Orderly Room trial and if found culpable, they will be dismissed from the Force and will be handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department Yaba for prosecution in the conventional Court.  extra judicial killings


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