Killing of nine year old Timilehin: We won’t shield killer cop-Police

Some senior policemen from the Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paid a condolence visit to the Ikorodu home of the Ebun family , whose nine years old boy, Timilehin , died after a stray bullet from a policeman hit him on Thursday.
It was gathered that the case had since been transferred from X Squad to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) , Panti. A police source said that the killing of the young boy was being treated as a murder case.
The police condolence team was led by the deputy commissioner of police in charge of the state Criminal Investigation Department. , Mr. Sam Adegbuy, the area commander in charge of ‘Area H’ and the image maker in charge of the state police command, Ngozi Braide.
Adegbuyi assured the family that the case would not be swept under the carpet as justice would be ensured and the culprit brought to book.
 Grieving father of the deceased, Mr. Olusegun Ebun , prayed the police to do everything possible to ensure that justice prevailed.  According to him, it is only after the killer cop had been fished out and charged for murder and sentenced that justice would have been done.
In an emotional laden voice, he said:  “I want to believe the words of the deputy commissioner of police that the case would not be swept under the carpet.”
Braide , said that the state commissioner of police , Umar Manko had ordered a full scale investigation into the case with a view to finding the trigger happy policeman.
She also confirmed that the case had been transferred to the state CID , where it would also be treated as a murder case.
Braide added: "We are not happy with what happened. The State Police Commissioner has ordered a full investigation to ensure that justice prevails. The police in the state will not shield anybody from justice!”