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Lagos State police have apprehended four of their officers for extrajudicial killings, and have promised to charge them for murder if found culpable.
The arrest was sequel to a video that went viral on social media of the four officers, believed to be attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), who engaged in extrajudicially killing of two alleged cyber criminals in Igando area of Lagos state.
A statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, a Deputy Supritendent of Police, said, “Attention of Lagos state police command was drawn to a video on social media showing some police officers shooting two unarmed suspects who were arrested and already in their custody against the code of professional conduct and laws guiding how suspects in Police custody should be treated.
“The Policemen were identified as Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, Sergeant Olaniyi Solomon, Sergeant Solomon Sunday and…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
