Lagos Police try 81 officers for murder, misconduct and corrupt practices

The Lagos state police command has tried 81 Police officers for various criminal and disciplinary offences committed between October 2019 to October 2020. 

NewsWireNGR confirms this was disclosed in a press statement released on Wednesday, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi (mnipr)

The officers were arraigned for offences ranging from murder, discreditable conducts, excessive use of power, corrupt practices and negligence. 

It reads, “in its bid to promote discipline and core values of policing in Lagos State, the Police Command has tried eighty one (81) personnel for various criminal and disciplinary offences that were committed between October 2019 and October 2020, ranging from murder, discreditable conducts, excessive use of power, corrupt practices and negligence.”

The 81 arraigned officers included both senior and junior officers, and they all received various punishments.  

“The command has dismissed and prosecuted seven (7), while ten (10) personnel were dismissed. In addition, eighteen (18) of the men were reduced in ranks and twenty-nine (29) were awarded #10 naira major entries and warning letters accordingly. Others were awarded extra fatigue while sixteen (16) of the men were discharged and acquitted for want of evidence. 

The personnel that were tried in the orderly room proceedings conducted at various locations in Lagos State included forty-five (45) Inspectors,  twenty-nine (29) and seven (7) Corporals. Similarly, some senior officers of the command have been queried for various disciplinary offences and the queries are being processed at the Force Headquarters Abuja for necessary action and punishments.” 

Through the press statement, the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, stated that it communicated the trial of the officers in order to inform the public that the police is taking active steps to sanitise the force.

He added that the force will ensure that Police will be held accountable for their actions. He urged the public to report any misconduct of a police officer to appropriate authorities, assuring them that justice will be served. 

See the full statement below: 

POLICE PRESS RELEASE,  LAGOS STATE COMMAND  DATED 11TH NOVEMBER, 2020.

LAGOS COMMAND KICKS AGAINST INDISCIPLINE, DISMISSES 10 PERSONNEL.

In its bid to promote discipline and core values of policing in Lagos State, the  Police Command has tried eighty one (81) personnel for various criminal and disciplinary offences that were committed between October 2019 and October 2020, ranging from murder, discreditable conducts, excessive use of power, corrupt practices and negligence. 

The command has dismissed and prosecuted seven (7), while ten (10) personnel were dismissed. In addition, eighteen (18) of the men were reduced in ranks and twenty-nine (29) were awarded #10 naira major entries and warning letters accordingly. Others were awarded extra fatigue while sixteen (16) of the men were discharged and acquitted for want of evidence. 

The personnel that were tried in the orderly room proceedings conducted at various locations in Lagos State included fourty five (45) Inspectors,  twenty nine (29) and seven (7) Corporals. Similarly, some senior officers of the command have been queried for various disciplinary offences and the queries are being processed at the Force Headquarters Abuja for necessary action and punishments.

It is important to state that some of the affected personnel were attached to Lagos State Police Command while others were serving at various police formations within Lagos State. The trials were instituted based on series of complaints/allegations leveled against them. 

According to the provisions of the Police Act and Regulations, punishments are awarded according to the magnitude of offences committed by police personnel. 

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has deemed it necessary to inform the general public on the steps being taken by the command to sanitise its workforce in order to change the general perception that Lagos State Police Command and the entire police force, in particular, condone indiscipline and crimes.

The police boss wishes to reiterate that police personnel are held accountable for their actions and inactions. He therefore appeals to the general public to report any misconduct of police personnel to appropriate authorities as such will be treated accordingly and justice will be done.

While CP Hakeem Odumosu charges officers and men of the command to be thorough and professional in their day-to-day activities, he assures them of reform and better standards in the police as being championed by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Muhammed Abubakar Adamu, NPM, mni.

SIGNED 

SP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI(mnipr)

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER 

LAGOS STATE COMMAND 

IKEJA

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