Lagos Police Command fires Onipanu DPO, others over illegally arrest, detention

 Lagos Police Command fires Onipanu DPO, others over illegally arrest, detention

By Rasaq Adebayo

 

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered for immediate redeployment of CSP Francis Ani, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Onipanu Division of the Lagos State Police Command and some of his boys for the harassment and illegal detention of Tunde Abass and one Kabir Mohammed at Onipanu on Friday, 19th March, 2021

Tunde Abass was said to have been alleged by the police at Onipanu Division for recording the harassment and forceful arrest of Kabir Mohammed at Onipanu Area of the State on Friday 19th March, 2021 at about 5pm after Tundes intervention in the case which did not go well with the policemen.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the police boss took the decision of Wednesday, 24th March, 2021 after he had perused the report of the investigation into the incident that had gone viral on the gross violation of Tunde’s human rights by the DPO and his boys.

Adejobi said the Commissioner of Police condemned such act of unprofessionalism and excessive use of power to send a signal to the whole world that “the command will not, for whatever reason, condone such act; and to serve as deterrent to other policemen who are fond of harassing, extorting and engaging in acts of lawlessness, unprofessionalism and gross violation of poeoles human rights in the state.

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“CP Hakeem Odumosu has also ordered that the concerned policemen in the unprofessional act be tried orderly room in order to award punishments accordingly, while the DPO be redeployed to the State Command Headquarters, Ikeja.”

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