Torture: Police Dismiss 3 Officers Exposed by Instagram Post

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Police authorities in Lagos have dismissed three of their men who assaulted an innocent man in Ojota area of the state last week.

The three policemen, an Inspector and two Sergeants, reportedly tortured the unidentified victim until he fell into coma.

Following online reports of the incident, the Lagos State commissioner of police (CP), Mr. Imohimi Edgal, directed the command’s X-Squad to investigate the reports.

NewsmakersNG learnt that the three policemen, who were attached to the Ogudu Area Command, were subsequently arrested and subjected to an orderly room trial, where they were found guilty of the allegations against them.

Lagos police spokesman, SP Chike Oti, confirmed the development in the following statement issued today:

“In keeping with its promise to regularly update Lagosians about the activities of the Command, the Lagos State Police Command, wishes to inform members of the public that the Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal has dismissed the three police men, comprising of an inspector and two sergeants, who were alleged to have sprayed tear-gas on Mr. Ademuwagun Temitope Solomon, which provoked severe asthmatic crisis in him.

“The incident took place at Chinese town, Ojota area of Lagos state.

“The men whose names and service numbers are: (1) 220957 Inspector Momoh Sulaiman, (2) 429659 Sgt. Emmanuel Monday and (3) 434246 Sgt. Adamu Usman, were tried in an orderly room which commenced yesterday 09/06/2018 and were found guilty as charged. They were therefore dismissed and de-kitted accordingly. However, the dismissal proceeding of Inspector Momoh Sulaiman has been forwarded to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 for approval.”

Oti also disclosed that a total of eight policemen were dismissed by the command within the first half of the year, while 82 others were punished for various offences.

He stated: “Similarly the Command wishes to use this medium to release its half year disciplinary record for the period spanning from January to June, 2018. The officers were tried in a properly constituted orderly room and were found guilty of various offences against discipline, which earned them appropriate punishments depending on the charges against them.”

He also gave a breakdown of the affected policemen and their respective punishments as follows: Dismissal (8), reduction in rank (5), major entry (43), severe reprimand (3), extra fatigue (4) and warning notice (28).

The statement says five policemen were also investigated and found to be innocent of the allegations leveled against them.

“The Commissioner of Police, said that this would serve as a deterrent to other policemen wishing to toe the path of infamy, that the Nigeria Police under the watch of the Inspector General of Police, have no room for them. He warned all serving police officers to be professional at all times in the discharge of their duties and shun corrupt practices,” the statement says.

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