JUST IN: SANWO-OLU MEETS WITH IGP ON PROSECUTING MURDERING COPS

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, met with the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday in the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to discuss the recent extra-judicial killings in the state by trigger-happy cops and to demand appropriate punishment.

The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed in a Thursday statement acquired by our correspondent that the duo addressed, among other things, alternative routes to secure fast justice for the victims of the recent shooting occurrences in Lagos State.

Adejobi stated that the IGP, while expressing his heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased, reassured them that the cases would be meticulously pursued until deserved justice is served; he also stated that the Force is working with the Attorney-General of Lagos State to ensure that the offenders are diligently prosecuted in courts of competent jurisdiction to serve as a deterrent to others.

“In his response, the governor promised to support the police in ensuring that justice is served in the current case, as well as to collaborate with the police on advocacy programs to educate the citizenry on understanding and respecting the laws of the land for an improved relationship with the police,” Adejobi said.

Adejobi stated that the IGP, while expressing his heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased, reassured them that the cases would be meticulously pursued until deserved justice is served; he also stated that the Force is working with the Attorney-General of Lagos State to ensure that the offenders are diligently prosecuted in courts of competent jurisdiction to serve as a deterrent to others.

“In his response, the governor promised to support the police in ensuring that justice is served in the current case, as well as to collaborate with the police on advocacy programs to educate the citizenry on understanding and respecting the laws of the land for an improved relationship with the police,” Adejobi said.