The Lagos State Police Command has said the shooting incident of Thursday, 8th October 2020, at Salvation Bus Stop, Opebi, Ikeja Area of Lagos was not in any way connected to the ongoing #endsars# protest in the state.
The command, on Friday, in a statement signed by SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi (mnipr), Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed that the victim of the incident, Joy Eze, was in a relationship with the police officer identified as Sergeant Eze Aiwansoba attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja.
Joy was said to have been shot after fierce argument with the police officer, Aiwansoba.
The statement further revealed that the identity of the policeman was unknown as at the time of the incident until the state Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the Divisional Police Officer, Ikeja, to trace the where about of the victim, ascertain her health condition and get more information on the incident and identify the policeman for further necessary actions.
Read the full statement below:
REF NO: CZ: 5650/LA/PPRO/VOL.3/37
POLICE PRESS RELEASE, LAGOS STATE COMMAND, DATED 9TH OCTOBER, 2020.
SHOOTING INCIDENT AT OPEBI IKEJA, NOT LINKED TO #ENDSARS# PROTEST
The Lagos State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the shooting incident at Salvation Bus Stop, Opebi, Ikeja Area of Lagos was not in any way connected to the ongoing #endsars# protest in the state
At about 9.21pm of Thursday, 8th October, 2020, one Joy Eze, f, of Owonikoko Street, Idiagbon, College Road, Ogba, Lagos, was shot at the mouth by a policeman, who was later identified to be one Sergeant Eze Aiwansoba,m, attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja, Lagos State, after fierce argument between the duo who are in a relationship.
As at the time of the incident, the identity of the policeman was unknown, until the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the Divisional Police Officer, Ikeja, to trace the where about of the victim, ascertain her health condition and get more information on the incident and identify the policeman for further necessary actions.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the said police sergeant was off duty and not issued with a police rifle or arms as at the time of the incident, hence the Police’s concern on the ownership and/or possession of the arms he used in perpetrating the act.
The Commissioner of Police has ordered that the fleeing policeman, who is attached to another police formation within the state, be arrested by all means and made to face the consequences of his criminal act.
While the Commissioner of Police condemns the act, the command will not in anyway leave any stone unturned in getting justice for the victim and sustain the ethics and Standard Operating Procedure of the Nigeria Police Force; and protect the fundamental human rights of all and sundry across the state.
Similarly, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has appealed to all Lagosians especially protesters across the state, to maintain law and order while they embark on peaceful protests as the police will do everything possible not to infringe on their rights.
SIGNED:
SP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI (mnipr)
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
LAGOS STATE COMMAND
IKEJA
