The Lagos State Police Command has declared wanted an Inspector of Police, Dania Ojo, over the shooting of two Lagosians, one of who eventually died.

The shooting incidence took place on April 13, 2019 in Olodi Apapa area of Lagos State, with  Ojo fleeing immediately.

Five others who were in Ojo’s team have been arrested and undergoing orderly room trial to determine their culpability in the shooting that led to the death of 20-year-old Ada Ifeanyi and the injuring of Emmanuel Akomafuwa.

They were shot at about 7am on April 13, 2019.

Those already arrested are Inspector Adamu Usman, Sergeant Adeyeye Adeoye, Sergeant Kashim Tijani, Sergeant Lucky Akigbe and Sergeant Paul Adeoye.

According to the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, the Commissioner, Zubairu Adamu, ordered the immediate arrest and detention of Police Officers suspected to be involved in the shooting of Ifeanyi, a female of 4b, Amusa Lane, off Ojo Road, Ajegunle, and Akomafuwa, a male of 52, Babatunde Street, Olodi Apapa, at Akpiri Street, Olodi Apapa.

Elkana said members of the team suspected to be involved in the shooting are from Trinity Police Station and that after their internal disciplinary trial at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja, they will be prosecuted in a conventional Court for murder if found guilty.

He said their Rifles have been retrieved for forensic analysis by Ballisticians.

The statement by Elkana added: “Lagos State Police Command condemned in total these senseless killings of unarmed civilians by few ‘bad eggs’ in the Command, who are bend towards denting the image and reputation of the Nation’s Police Force.

“The Command will not relent in its efforts in ridding the force off these criminal elements.

“Those involved in extra judicial killings and abuse of power are promptly identified, isolated, tried through internal disciplinary proceedings, dismissed from service and prosecuted in conventional Courts.

“Within the last one month, Lagos State Police Command has dismissed four Policemen for abuse of power and conducts unbecoming of Police Officers and awarded various degree of punishments to 41 others.

“The four dismissed Policemen were charged to Court and remanded in prison custody.

“Our collective resolve in building a more humane, professional, dedicated, courageous and people oriented Police Force is a task that must be done and together we can make it a reality.