The Lagos State Police Command,
yesterday, said that it has dismissed and arraigned four policemen, attached to
Iba Police Station, who cold-bloodedly shot to dead two unarmed suspects.
The policemen were caught on camera,
shooting the two suspect dead moments after they were arrested. The video of
the killings went viral, leading to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Zubairu
Muazu, ordering the arrest of the four policemen involved in the extrajudicial
killings at Iba.
The video is believed to have been
recorded by the complainant, but who uploaded it on the social media is still
not clear.
Initially reports claimed that the
four policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), but events have
since proved this allegation to be a lie. Investigations showed that the four
policemen were from Iba division.
The Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), Bala Elkana disclosed: “The Policemen were subjected
to internal disciplinary proceedings at the Provost Department. They were tried
on three count charges bothering on Discreditable conduct; Unlawful and unnecessary
exercise of authority and Damage to Article. The four Policemen were found
guilty and awarded the punishment of dismissal from service and prosecution.
They were subsequently handed over to Homicide section of the State Criminal Intelligence
and Investigations Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, for prosecution in
conventional Court. The four suspects, ex-Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, ex-Sergeant
Olaniyi Solomon, ex-Sergeant Solomon Sunday and ex-Corporal Aliyu
Mukaila were on August 22, arraigned in Magistrate Court 5 Ebute Meta for
conspiracy and murder and were remanded in Ikoyi Prison. The case has been
adjourned to September 23, for Directorate of Public Prosecutor’s (DPP) advice.
This will serve as deterrent to others.”
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