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Policemen On Trial For Assaulting A Man In Lagos
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal.
For maltreating a man in Lagos, Some Police Officers attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) are currently on trial.
In a Statement, Chike Oti, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Lagos Chapter, said that the policemen were arrested following a report that a man had been shot by some SARS operatives.
Oti disclosed that the victim suffered respiratory blockage due to the tear-gas he inhaled, contrary to the opinion that he was shot.
According to the police spokesperson, a report credited to OAKTVOnline on the Instagram caught the attention of the Commissioner of Police Edgal Imohimi
“The Instagram’s caption said: ‘A yet-to-be-identified man has allegedly been shot by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) at Chinese town, Ojota.”
“Based on this report, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, immediately, activated the Command X-Squad section in collaboration with the Divisional Police Officer, Ogudu Division, Gbenga Olorunfemi, to fish out the policemen involved in matter.
“Their findings revealed that the victim – Ademuwagun Temitope Solomon – was not shot by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) as reported by the online media.
“He suffered from the inhalation of tear-gas spray, a.k.a pepper spray, occasioned by a neighbourhood police patrol team attached to Area-H- Command, Ogudu, Lagos.
“The infamous patrol team was led by Insp. Momoh Sulaiman and assisted by Sgt. Monday Emmanuel.”
He stated further that the victim has been revived.
“However, the investigating team had arrested and detained the policemen involved on the orders of Edgal,’’ the police spokesman said.
