4 Cops who Killed 2 Unarmed Suspects in Lagos Charged with Murder, Remanded in Prison

Ololade Adeyanju/

Four policemen who killed two suspected phone thieves in the Igando area of Lagos were today arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court and remanded in prison custody.

Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Bala Elkana, who disclosed this in a statement, said the policemen were charged with conspiracy and murder.

He said the four had earlier been found guilty during an internal disciplinary proceedings at the Provost Department and consequently dismissed from service.

Elkana said: “The policemen were subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings at the Provost Department.

“They were tried on three counts bordering 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 the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, for prosecution in a conventional court.

“The four suspects, Ex-Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, Ex-Sergeant Olaniyi Solomon, Ex-Sergeant Solomon Sunday and Ex-Corporal Aliyu Mukaila, were arraigned in Magistrate Court 5 Ebute Meta, for conspiracy and murder and were remanded in the Ikoyi prison.”

He added that the case was adjourned till September 23 for legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

The action of the policemen was exposed by a video of the extrajudicial killing posted on social media on Tuesday.

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