Lagos Police Arrest Four Officers Over killing Of Two Unarmed Suspects In A Viral Video.

The Lagos State Police Command have arrested the four officers who allegedly killed two unarmed suspects in a viral video.

According to Lagos state police image maker, DSP Bala Elkana on behalf of the command, Iba Police Station received a distress call from one Anugu Valentine 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 and they dispossessed him of one iPhone max valued at N450, 000.

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

“It was a well celebrated operation by the team as the suspects were said to be notorious for series of robberies in Iba and environs until the attention of the Lagos State Police Command was drawn to a video on social media showing some Police Officers shooting two unarmed suspects who were already in their custody. This is an act that is against the code of professional conduct and laws guiding how suspects in Police custody should be treated.

“The Policemen in the video were identified as Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, Sergeant Olaniyi Solomon, Sergeant Solomon Sunday and Corporal Aliyu Mukaila attached to Iba Division Patrol team.

“The team however, 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. That act of extra judicial killings falls short of police professional standards and cannot be condoned by the Command.

“The Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu mni has ordered a thorough investigation into the incident and 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. Members of the Public will be updated on the outcome of the investigation and trial.” DSP Elkana States further.