The policemen
involved in the death of Kolade Johnson, a Lagos resident, have been arrested. Bala Elkana, spokesman of
the Lagos police command, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Johnson, a resident of
Onipetesi in the Mangoro area of Lagos, was killed by a stray bullet fired when
men of the anti-cultism unit of the state police command raided the area on
Sunday.
A Twitter user, who posted a video about the incident, said the
man — believed to be the
only son of a widow — had gone to watch football when he was hit by a stray
bullet.
“They came to arrest a
guy that had dreadlocks and then shot sporadically after arresting the guy with
dreads,” he tweeted.
The Lagos police command
said the officers involved were identified through the account of witnesses.
“Members of the team
suspected to be involved in the shooting have since been arrested and are
currently in Police custody undergoing interrogation,” the statement read.
“They will be subjected
to internal disciplinary procedures, and may be prosecuted in conventional
Court if implicated by ongoing investigation.”
The incident had
generated public outcry.
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