The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed an officer, Inspector
Ogunyemi Olalekan, after he was found guilty of “killing Kolade
Johnson”.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, Mr Bala
Elkana, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
The dismissal came four days after Johnson was shot by a police
officer while he was watching a televised football match in Mangoro
area of Lagos.
Consequently, Olalekan and one Sergeant Godwin Orji were
apprehended for their alleged involvement in the killing of the
victim.
According to the police, the suspects were subjected to internal
disciplinary proceedings, known as Orderly Room Trial by the
Command.
In the course of the trial which commenced on Monday, both
officers were tried on three counts bordering on discreditable
conduct, unlawful exercise of authority, as well as action contrary
to the Police Act and Regulations.
The trial started with the reading of charges and taking of plea
by the suspects while five witnesses testified in the case.
At the conclusion of the trial on Thursday, the police found
Olalekan guilty of discreditable conduct by “shooting and killing
Kolade Johnson,” among other offences.
The Adjudicating Officer, Indyar Apev, thereafter, awarded the
punishment of dismissal from service and prosecution against
him.
On the other hand, the command said there was no evidence
linking Sergeant Orji to the shooting and was discharged and
acquitted accordingly.
It added that Olalekan has been handed over to the Criminal
Investigation Department, Panti for prosecution in court.
Read the full statement below:
UPDATE ON THE TRIAL OF THE POLICE OFFICERS ALLEGED TO BE
INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING OF KOLADE JOHNSON…SUSPECT HANDED OVER TO
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, PANTI FOR PROSECUTION
The two Police Officers alleged to have been involved in the
shooting of Kolade Johnson on 31/03/2019 were apprehended and
subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings, known as Orderly
Room Trial by the Command.
The Orderly Room trial commenced on Monday 01/04/2019 and ended
on Thursday 04/04/2019.
They were tried on three count charges: (1) Discreditable
Conduct (2) Unlawful and Unnecessary Exercise of Authority and (3)
Damage to Clothing or Other Articles contrary to Paragraph E (iii),
Q (ii) and D (i) First Schedule, Police Act and Regulations, Cap
370 LFN 1990.
The Trial started with the reading of charges and taking of
plea.
Five witnesses testified.
At the conclusion of the trial, the first defaulter, Inspector
Ogunyemi Olalekan was found guilty of Discreditable conduct by
acting in a manner prejudicial to discipline and unbecoming of
members of the Force by shooting and killing Kolade Johnson;
Unlawful and Unnecessary exercise of authority by using unnecessary
violence, by using AK 47 rifle on the deceased in total neglect to
the provisions of Force Order 237 on the use of Firearms.
The Adjudicating Officer, CSP Indyar Apev awarded the punishment
of dismissal from service and prosecution to the First
defaulter.
There was no evidence linking the second defaulter, Sergeant
Godwin Orji to the shooting, he was, therefore, found not guilty
and discharged and acquitted.
The First defaulter, Inspector Ogunyemi Olalekan is handed over
to Criminal Investigation Department, Panti for prosecution in
conventional Court.
DSP Bala Elkana
Police Public Relations Officer
Lagos State.…
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Kidnappers of Buhari’s Prayer Warrior
Nabbed
…. ‘We fought, killed one another after releasing Sheikh’— Gang
Leader Confesses
A notorious kidnapper, Lawal Ibrahim and members of his gang who
abducted Sheikh Ahmad Sulaiman and other clerics in Katsina State
have been arrested by security operatives while trying to flee the
den.
While being interrogated by security operatives, in a video
obtained by PRNigeria, the gang leader said some members of the
terror group brutally attacked and killed one another after
releasing the popular Quranic reciter and other Islamic
clerics.
Ibrahim, a middle-aged man and another accomplice who gave his
name as Isiyah, said ten of them were involved in the abduction of
the renowned Islamic scholar who supported and offered prayers at
political rallies for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu
Buhari in the build-up to the 2019 general elections.
Ibrahim disclosed that he never met or physically saw one Alhaji
Dogo Nalade who he claimed was their ringleader but said Nalade
regularly communicate with them via phone from an undisclosed
hideout.
The notorious kidnapper said they were arrested while trying to
flee their abduction’s den to Obajana town in Kogi State, in search
of legitimate unskilled jobs after quitting their ‘heinous’ trade
of kidnapping.
He disclosed that the weapons they used for operations were
supplied by persons who asked them to use it for their ‘obnoxious
profession’ and thereafter request for commissions.
“Mallam’s release is somehow mysterious. This is because despite
our unyielding resolve to collect ransom from his people and
well-wishers, we later decided to allow him go.
“However, a violent fight broke out between members of our gang.
Two gang-members were initially killed in the forest by some of our
colleagues. Though, the two of us that were arrested luckily fled
the forest to avoid been killed, seven other kidnappers among us
were shot and killed by our aggrieved members,” he added.
Sheikh Ahmed Sulaiman and others regained freedom from
kidnappers on March 27, 2019 after spending about two weeks in the
kidnappers’ den.
The cleric and other victims were kidnapped along Sheme to
Kankara road in Katsina, on their way back to Kano State, after
attending a religious activity in Kebbi State.
By PRNigeria