Joy Anyim
The four policemen involved in the extrajudicial killings of two unarmed suspects in the Iba area of Lagos State have been dismissed and charged to court with murder.
A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Elkana Bala, on Thursday, revealed that the four officers were orderly room tried at the provost department of the Lagos State Police Command, found guilty of the unlawful act, hence dismissed.
Bala said, “The Policemen were subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings at the Provost Department.
“They were tried on three count charges bothering 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.
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“They were subsequently handed over to Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba, for prosecution in conventional Court. The four suspects, former Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, former Sergeant Olaniyi Solomon, former Sergeant Solomon Sunday and former Corporal Aliyu Mukaila were, on Thursday, August 22, arraigned in Magistrate Court 5 Ebute Meta for conspiracy and murder.”
The PPRO stated further that the dismissed officers were remanded in Ikoyi prison, while the case was adjourned to September 23, 2019, pending the advise from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Bala, however, said that the case would serve as a deterrent to others.