AIG Adamu Ibrahim, in charge of Zone 2 Command, has approved the dismissal of four policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State, over alleged robbery and other crimes.<\/p>\n
CSP Dolapo Badmus, the Zone\u2019s spokesperson, confirmed the dismissal on Sunday in Lagos.<\/p>\n
According to Badmus, the dismissed officers are Sgt. Adeoye Adekunle; Sgt. Adekitan Adebowale; Sgt. Agbi Lucky and Sgt. Odighe Hehosa.<\/p>\n
She said that the four policemen were dismissed and subsequently charged to court for armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful detention, intimidation and threatening violence.<\/p>\n
Badmus said that the panel recommended them for dismissal based on the report of the investigation carried out on a petition against them.<\/p>\n
She said that a petition was written against them by Mr Chukwudi Godwin Odionye, popularly referred to as \u2018Bishop\u2019 on May 2, 2018.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe petitioner stated that on June 4, 2017, he was in his house around Alagbado area of the state when four armed men stormed his house to effect his arrest on the allegation of performing \u2018FAKE\u2019 miracles.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe stated that after his arrest, he was taken to one hotel at Agege where he was detained and threatened to be killed if he fails to cooperate.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe explained further that the following day, June 5, 2017, he was taken to the bank where he was made to transfer N7 million to the account of one of the operatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn receipt of the petition, the AIG ordered investigation into the case. On the strength of investigation, it was revealed that no proper police procedure for investigation was followed in Mr Chukwudi\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe four SARS operatives actually abducted the man from his house and unlawfully detained him in the hotel under the guard of the suspects for personal gain,\u201d Badmus said.<\/p>\n
She reiterated the AIG\u2019s directive that the force would not tolerate any act of misconduct, which undermines the value of international best practices of the police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AIG Adamu Ibrahim, in charge of Zone 2 Command, has approved the dismissal of four policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State, over alleged robbery and other crimes. CSP Dolapo Badmus, the Zone\u2019s spokesperson, confirmed the dismissal on Sunday in Lagos. According to Badmus, the dismissed officers are Sgt. Adeoye Adekunle; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2],"tags":[3480,3479],"yoast_head":"\n