The
Lagos State Police Command has dismissed three officers for “reckless shooting”
after a violent incident that began on Thursday night led to the death of a
young man.
The deceased, named Azubuike Wenemaru, was
allegedly shot by police officers attached to the Pako Police Station in
Amukoko who invaded a birthday party in the area.
An eye witness, who identified himself simply
as Mr. Peter, told Premium Times that the deceased was with his friends when
the armed police officers arrived in a commercial tricycle and wanted to arrest
people.
“The police officers jumped down from the Keke
and cocked their guns and everybody started running. There were gunshots and a
bullet hit Azubuike in the stomach,” Mr. Peter said.
Mr. Wenemaru, 30, died in the hospital due to
gunshot wounds provoking the youth in the area who converged on the police
station and began pelting officers with stones, Premium Times learnt.
On Saturday, the police announced it had sacked
three officers from the Amukoko Division for “reckless shooting.”
The police officers, identified as Osaseri
Saturday, a sergeant; Segun Okun, a sergeant; and Adekunle Oluwarotimi, a
corporal, were tried and dismissed for breaching the rules of engagement and
reckless application of firearms, Chike Oti, the Lagos police spokesperson,
said in a statement.
The police said the officers would be still be charged to
court next week, while a duplicate copy of the casefile would be sent to the
Directorate of Public Prosecution( DPP) for legal advice.
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