18 police officers demoted, 10 dismissed for murder and corruption in Lagos

The command introduced this in a press release signed by the Power Public Relations Officer within the state, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

Adejobi mentioned a complete of 81 police personnel had been tried for numerous felony and disciplinary offences that had been dedicated between October 2019 and October 2020.

The assertion reads partially, “The command has dismissed and prosecuted seven (7), whereas ten (10) personnel had been dismissed. As well as, eighteen (18) of the boys had been lowered in ranks and twenty-nine (29) had been awarded #10 naira main entries and warning letters accordingly. Others had been awarded additional fatigue.

“Whereas sixteen (16) of the boys had been discharged and acquitted for need of proof. The personnel that had been tried within the orderly room proceedings carried out at numerous areas in Lagos State included fort-five (45) Inspectors, twenty 9 (29) Sergeants seven (7) Corporals.”

The assertion additional disclosed that some senior cops hooked up to the Lagos Police Command have additionally been queried for numerous disciplinary offences, including that their queries have been despatched to Abuja for needed motion and punishment.

“Equally, some senior officers of the command have been queried for numerous disciplinary offences and the queries are being processed on the Power Headquarters Abuja for needed motion and punishments.

“It is very important state that a number of the affected personnel had been hooked up to Lagos State Police Command whereas others had been serving at numerous police formations inside Lagos State. The trials had been instituted primarily based on a collection of complaints/allegations levelled towards them”, the assertion reads.

The assertion additionally quoted commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, as saying steps are being taken to sanitise the police workforce within the nation.