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Folake Sokoya
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed three policemen from the Lagos state command for indiscriminately shooting and killing a civilian and critically injuring another.
The three policemen attached to Amukoko Division, Sgt. Osaseri Saturday, 25759, Sgt. Segun Okun359075 and Cpl. Adekunle Oluwarotimi, 496833 have been tried and dismissed from the Nigeria Police for breeching the rules of engagement to wit reckless application of firearms.
Information made available by Speaker Chike Oti, the command image maker on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, the aforementioned Non Commissioned Officers(NCOs), committed the offence on the 11third of January,2018 at Ifelodun street, Amukoko area of Lagos around 9.3pm.
They werr said to have disproportionately responded with bullets fired from their weapons at some youths alleged to have hurled some non ballistic missiles such as stones, sticks and bottles at them leading to the death of one of the youths and injuring another.
The dismissed officers were arrested, detained and tried immediately on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos state, CP Edgal Imohimi and the guilty verdict was passed on them by the Adjudicating officer who considered that the officers did not appreciate the situation critically and ought not to have applied the maximum force on the unruly youths.
“The officers will be charged to court next week, while a duplicate copy of the Casefile would be sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecution( DPP) for legal advice.
“Sequel to the above occurrence, the Commissioner of Police has directed all the Area Commanders and DPOs in Lagos state to warn their men against misapplication of force. He further warned that officers must abide by the Rules of Engagement ( ROE) as stipulated in Force Order 237.” SP Oti said.
