The policemen accused of
collaborating with hoodlums to kill two youths in Badagry, Lagos State, have
been arrested.
They were arrested on Friday,
according to the police authorities.
However, a new video made available
to our correspondent identified two of the policemen as Inspector Adefemi
Ashogbon, who is the station officer of the Badagry Police Division, and one
Sergeant John Sonayon.
The two policemen and four other
yet-to-be-identified policemen could be seen at the scene watching hoodlums
beat the victims to death.
While Ashogbon and Sonayon were in
the midst of the crowd, the four yet-to-be-identified policemen could be seen
standing beside a white police patrol vehicle.
Ashogbon, who wore a green pullover
and holding an AK47 rifle in the video, was the policeman that interviewed the
victims during their torture.
It was learnt that the two policemen
and some of the hoodlums had been arrested.
PUNCH Metro had reported that two youths, Ifechukwude Nwaikpor, and
one Kazeem, were lynched in Ajara, Badagry, on July 21, 2013.
Nwaikpor, a final year student of
Geology and Mining, and Kazeem were beaten to death after a misunderstanding
with residents of the area.
PUNCH Metro learnt that at least eight people had been arrested over
the incident. The state Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, had set up a
special team of policemen to handle the matter.
Manko exonerated the victims of
robbery last Thursday and berated the Divisional Police Officer, Badagry
Division, CSP Mohammed Dankoli, for unprofessional conduct.
He had said, “The Divisional Police
Officer did not present the matter to us the way it happened. When we
started asking questions, we discovered that the two people, who were killed,
were not armed robbers contrary to what the DPO told us. When we saw the video
clips and watched the way those boys were killed, we told ourselves that we
would be failing in our duties if we fail to bring everyone involved to
justice.”
The Police Public Relations Officer,
Ngozi Braide, said all the policemen in the video had been arrested.
“Investigations are ongoing. The
outcome of the investigations will be made public in due course,” she added.
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How long are we going to keep earing things like dis in dis country sef? Afta d deed have bn done dats wen dey will start looking 4pple to arrest as if it will bring d dead back. D police in dis country hv neva bn of help at all.
ReplyDeleteWhen deed done do u want them 2 go unpunish, they must bring them down so dt ppl wil not repeat it again
ReplyDeleteIts very disturbing 2 know a well armed police man could stand and watch a suspected criminal being killed talkless of innocent youths!wat kind of training do they give 2 police men in d police college?if it is 2 extort money from drivers or kill innocent citizens and blame it on accidental discharge d police will be there.I pray dat God almighty will intervene in dis our Nigeria!RIP 2 d dead and may their blood continue 2 worry anybody connected in their killing.
ReplyDeletePolice is of no use to our country.....my advise is that when u hv encounter with armed rubber don't think of going to police station bcos dey will kill u first b4 d rubbers(useless set of animals)
ReplyDeleteThe govt should take the issue of lynching seriously. No one has the right to take another persons life, expect thru the due process of law. When properly investigated, most of the people gathered can't give an eye witness account rather its hear say.these mob actions have result in the deaths of so many innocent pple. It is satanic, inhuman and babaric,it has no place in this modern age, pls let's stop it
ReplyDeletelets not come to conclusion yet.police are not the one that kill them.just that they were unable save the boys from the hoodlums
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