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Update: Police Release Photo Of Officer Who Shot Gafaru Buraimoh In Lagos
The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has released the photo of Inspector Imeh Johnson, the officer who shot a young man identified as Gafaru Buraimoh, in the Ajah area of Lagos state.
Naija News recalls there was pandemonium in the Ajah area of Lagos State on December 6, 20222 when some men of the Nigerian police reportedly shot and killed one, Gafaru Buraimoh, a resident of Happy Land Estate.
Hundeyin, in a statement confirmed the incident, saying the officer behind the shooting, was immediately disarmed and has been detained, adding that a full-scale investigation has commenced to find out what led to the avoidable shooting.
Giving an update on the case, Hundeyin in a post shared on Twitter on Sunday, shared Inspector Imeh’s photo stating that the orderly room proceedings have been forwarded to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Lagos for review and final decision.
He tweeted: “The orderly room proceeding (with recommendation) of Instspector Imeh Johnson have been forwarded to the Assistant-Genral of Police (AIG) zONE 2, Lagos for review and final decision”
Mob Attack Policeman
Meanwhile, a mob has attacked a policeman for reportedly harassing young men suspected to be internet fraudsters in Osogbo, Osun State.
According to Vanguard, the young men were stopped by a police patrol team around the LAMECO area on the West bypass road, but refused to listen to the security personnel and headed straight for the Deeper Life area of the same road.
An eyewitness told the aforementioned publication that the suspects later stopped their vehicle in front of their elder brother’s stall, where they sell ram around BOVAS filling station.
When the Police caught up with them, they started beating the boys and threatened to shoot them if they refused to surrender their phones.
One of the policemen reportedly brought out a screwdriver to unscrew the boys vehicle registration number, but one of their relatives alerted the neighbors in the area.
