Policemen implicated in killing of 2 University Students by a Public Mob Arrested
The policemen accused of collaborating with hoodlums to kill two youths in Badagry, Lagos State, have been arrested.
They were arrested on Friday, according to the police authorities.
However, a new video made available to
our correspondent identified two of the policemen as Inspector Adefemi
Ashogbon, who is the station officer of the Badagry Police Division, and
one Sergeant John Sonayon.
The two policemen and four other
yet-to-be-identified policemen could be seen at the scene watching
hoodlums beat the victims to death.
While Ashogbon and Sonayon were in the
midst of the crowd, the four yet-to-be-identified policemen could be
seen standing beside a white police patrol vehicle.
Ashogbon, who wore a green pullover and
holding an AK47 rifle in the video, was the policeman that interviewed
the victims during their torture.
It was learnt that the two policemen and some of the hoodlums had been arrested.
PUNCH Metro had reported that two youths, Ifechukwude Nwaikpor, and one Kazeem, were lynched in Ajara, Badagry, on July 21, 2013.
Nwaikpor, a final year student of
Geology and Mining, and Kazeem were beaten to death after a
misunderstanding with residents of the area.
PUNCH Metro learnt that at least
eight people had been arrested over the incident. The state Commissioner
of Police, Umar Manko, had set up a special team of policemen to handle
the matter.
Manko exonerated the victims of robbery
last Thursday and berated the Divisional Police Officer, Badagry
Division, CSP Mohammed Dankoli, for unprofessional conduct.
He had said, “The Divisional Police
Officer did not present the matter to us the way it happened. When we
started asking questions, we discovered that the two people, who were
killed, were not armed robbers contrary to what the DPO told us. When we
saw the video clips and watched the way those boys were killed, we told
ourselves that we would be failing in our duties if we fail to bring
everyone involved to justice.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said all the policemen in the video had been arrested.
“Investigations are ongoing. The outcome of the investigations will be made public in due course,” she added.
