The arrested policemen. Fabiyi Omomayara,
Sergeant Olaniyi Solomon, Sergeant Solomon Sunday and Corporal
Aliyu Mukaila. Police photo
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed four of its personnel
serving at the Lagos State Command from service.
The officers were dismissed after they were accused of killing
two suspected phone thieves in the Iba area of the state.
Those dismissed are Ex-Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, Ex-Sergeant
Olaniyi Solomon, Ex-Sergeant Solomon Sunday, and Ex-Corporal Aliyu
Mukaila.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Mr Bala Elkana,
confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday.
According to him, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr
Zubairu Muazu, had ordered the arrest of the four dismissed police
officers involved in extrajudicial killings.
The men, Elkana said, were subjected to internal disciplinary
proceedings at the Provost Department and were tried on three
counts bothering on discreditable conduct, unlawful and unnecessary
exercise of authority, as well as damage to Article.
“The four policemen were found guilty and awarded the punishment
of dismissal from service and prosecution,” the Command’s spokesman
said.
He added that the dismissed officers were subsequently handed
over to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Yaba for prosecution in conventional court.
The four suspects were arraigned on Thursday in Magistrate Court
Five, Ebute Meta for conspiracy and murder.
They were remanded in Ikoyi prison while the case was adjourned
until Friday for DPP Advise.
“This will serve as a deterrent to others,” Elkana added.
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Engr Dalori of Galaxy Transport
Judge pickets EFCC for frustrating Dalori’s trial at Fed
High Court
The Presiding Judge of Court 10 at the Federal High Court in
Abuja, Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo has expressed displeasure over the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC’s) ‘deliberate’
efforts to frustrate the smooth trial of the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Galaxy Transportation and Construction
Services Limited, Engr. Babagana Dalori.
Justice Taiwo, at the Court 10 Room on Thursday, ordered EFCC to
produce Dalori in person at the next court hearing on September 10.
He also questioned the anti-graft agency’s counsel as to why EFCC
failed to produce the Galaxy Services CEO at the High Court
today.
The Presiding Judge, noted that the anti-graft agency perhaps
has the intent to deliberately frustrate their detainee’s speedy
trial that is why it ‘hurriedly’ filed four charges against Dalori
at the Upper Area Court 2 in Nyanya yesterday, barely 24 hours to
hearing in the litigation at the Federal High Court.
PRNigeria[1] gathered though counsel
to EFCC, Maryam Aminu was represented at the Court, the lead
counsel to Mr. Dalori, Joe Kyari Gadzama (SAN) and four other
lawyers of the Galaxy Ltd Boss, attended Thursday’s hearing.
Gadzama, while making a case for his client, also demanded that
100 million be payed as damages to Dalori for the violation of his
fundamental human rights by the EFCC.
However, Mr. Gadzama and the four other lawyers representing
Dalori refused to comment on the ruling delivered by the Presiding
Judge, after the hearing.