How two female spy police personnel slayed their way to suspension.

Two female supernumerary personnel with the Nigeria Police Force have been suspended for allegedly uploading photographs of themselves in bikinis and lurid pictures to TikTok.

Following the photos which went viral on TikTok , the Inspector General of Police IGP Alkali Baba ordered thier suspension over allegations of impersonation and misuse of police uniform .

The Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi titled Thier suspension below 

IMPERSONATION: IGP ISSUES STRICT WARNING ON MISUSE OF POLICE RESTRICTED UNIFORMS

- As Police Suspends Two Supernumerary Officers for Discreditable Conduct, Violation of Social Media Policy

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has issued strict warning on the incessant, illegal and unwarranted use of Police Uniforms restricted to bonafide serving officers of the Nigeria Police Force. This is coming on the heels of the suspension of two Supernumerary Police Officers, with immediate effect, for breach of the provisions of the Police Act, 2020, and The Nigeria Police Guidelines for Recruitment/Promotion/Discipline of Supernumerary Police (SPY) 2013 by the Inspector-General of Police, as captured in a video posted by one of the officers in a viral video on August 3, 2022.

The Supernumerary Police, by the combined effects of the Police Act, 2020 and the Nigeria Police Guidelines for Recruitment/Promotion/Discipline of Supernumerary Police (SPY),2013 was established solely to complement the services of regular Police Officers when needed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies/Multi-National Companies, and Banks who make requests and upon approval pay for their training and cover their emoluments for the period of their engagement. (Sections 21-24 of the Police Act, 2020).

It is equally important to mention that in line with Section 25 (2) (3) of the Police Act, 2020 and the Nigeria Police Guidelines for Recruitment/Promotion/Discipline of Supernumerary Police (SPY), 2013issued by the Inspector-General of Police (Guidelines for SPYs), the mode of dressing of SPY police mandates its SPY officers above the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police not to wear uniforms. Similarly, extant laws delineate the Supernumerary uniform. It states that they must be on their approved uniform, ash coloured shirt with “SPY” inscriptions all over, over black with shoulder badge carrying the word “SUPERNUMERARY”. Supernumerary Officers adorning police black, neon blue or camouflage uniforms run afoul of the law and would be adequately sanctioned.

The suspended supernumerary officers – Obaze Blessing with SPY number 5709, and Obaze Emmanuella Uju with SPY number 5708, adorned themselves in conventional police officers’ uniforms contrary to the code regulating the SPY service. One of them similarly adorned the rank of Superintendent of Police which is contrary to extant laws. Above all, they portrayed themselves in the viral video and other videos as undisciplined and unprofessional, in contravention of the Police Social Media Policy, with acts glorifying ill-gotten wealth and ill-morals, which has received wide condemnation from members of the public.

The Police hereby calls on all supernumerary officers to adhere strictly with extant laws as strict sanctions would apply to erring officers. The Force is similarly revisiting other matters of infractions against members of the Supernumerary Police with a view to handing out necessary sanctions to other defaulters.

 

 

IRT arrests  3 suspects over kidnap of Kastina lawmaker's wife, children

Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police IGP Intelligence Response Team IRT of the Nigeria Police Force led by Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Olatunji Disu have arrested a gang for allegedly kidnapping the wife and two children of a serving lawmaker Hon. Dr Ibrahim Aminu in Katsina State.

According to report, the IRT operatives attached to the Operation Restore Hope in Yankwani village and Kurani town swung into action and arrested three suspects in their various hideouts.

The team arrested Muttaka Ibrahim, Suleiman Rabiu, and Surajo all male and natives of Bakori LGA for allegedly providing information that led to the assault on the lawmaker , and kidnap of his family members. 

During investigation, the suspect Ibrahim allegedly confessed to the crime saying that he and other gang members were informants to Sanni Tukur AKA Abacha terrorising the people of the villages and towns in Katsina and Zamfara States.

 

The gang had demanded and received eleven million naira and ten million naira for the lawmaker's wife and children at different times before they were arrested. 

Muttaka Ibrahim allegedly admitted to receiving a payment of one hundred and thirty thousand naira (N130,000) from the gang leader adding that one Yusuf Bala of Zaria is his accomplice while the bandit leader collected a total of six million five hundred thousand naira from the victims they kidnaped at Yankwani town

Narrating his ordeal, the lawmaker told Police investigators that he paid a total sum of thirty seven million and five hundred thousand naira to the gang leader to secure his family member's release from captivity.

Buhari Usman, also known as Fedeco, Nazaradeen Ibrahim, Amandallah Ahmad, Ibrahim Suleiman, Sumayya Nura and Yahaya Bura other victims that were kidnapped are still in the custody of the gang and efforts are being intensified to secure thier release. 

The Inspector-General of Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed that all the weapons, arms and ammunition in the hands of criminal elements should be recovered and Thier activities halted in the states.  

The Force Public Relations Officer CSP Muyiwa Adejobi stated that all the suspects will be prosecuted. 

  

ACVPN, TASUED organise workshop on Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural therapy treatment to tackle Child Sexual Abuse among child survivors in Nigeria

The fight against sexual abuse of children and trauma have received a boost with the training of child psychologists, human rights advocates, media managers, lawyers, survivors, counsellors among others on psycho- educational treatment for survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. 

The training which was organised by the Advocates For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN in collaboration with the Tai Solarin University of Education TASUED is aimed at educating state and non state actors handling child survivors of sexual abuse with the basic knowledge that will address the issues of trauma among these vulnerable group. 

The train the trainees workshop manual had twelve therapeutic practical modules of 30 minutes each, taught the participants how to address short term attention span also known as absent mindedness, withdrawal, sleep disorder, generalised anxiety, depression,low self esteem, behavior problems and general adjustment, effective listening skills, emotional supports among others among child survivors of sexual abuse. 

Mr. Ebenezer Omejailile, the Cordinator of ACVPN said "The training is designed in response to a gap we identified. The training was attended by Human rights advocates, social workers, lawyers, survivors, media managers, counsellors, who are state and non state actors following the need to subject them to standard procedure to have basic knowledge on how to handle trauma, anger, depression among child survivors of sexual abuse. It is an intervention programme which will further reach more participants". 

Prof. Samuel Oladipo the Director of Research TASUED, one of the trainers at the workshop said " This is a build up on the findings of data which we collected from the thirty six states of the country. It is an intervention programme spread across twelve sessions dealing on self esteem, sleep disorder etc. 

Commenting on the training, one of the trainees Mrs. Irene Elugbe a Counselling Psychologist said " The training has added to my knowledge in the area of practical demonstration in the teaching of self esteem among others. 

Also , Mrs Memunat Daudu another trainee said " The knowledge I have acquired from the training will assist me in counselling child survivors of sexual abuse to boost their ego. I learnt of a game I can employ for the children to put the past behind them by bringing back fond and loving memories they have had so they can overcome trauma". 

ACVPN, TASUED organise workshop on Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural therapy treatment to tackle Child Sexual Abuse among child survivors in Nigeria

 

The fight against sexual abuse of children and  trauma have  received a boost with the training of child psychologists, human rights advocates, media managers, lawyers, survivors, counsellors among others on psycho- educational treatment for survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. 

The training which was organised by the Advocates For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN in collaboration with the Tai Solarin University of Education TASUED is aimed at educating state and non state actors handling child survivors of sexual abuse with the basic knowledge that will address the issues of trauma among these vulnerable group. 

The train the trainees workshop manual had twelve therapeutic practical modules of 30 minutes each, taught the participants how to address short term attention span also known as absent mindedness, withdrawal, sleep disorder, generalised anxiety, depression,low self esteem, behavior problems and general adjustment, effective listening skills, emotional supports among others among child survivors of sexual abuse. 

Mr. Ebenezer Omejailile, the Cordinator of ACVPN said "The training is designed in response to a gap we identified. The training was attended by Human rights advocates, social workers, lawyers, survivors, media managers, counsellors, who are state and non state actors following the need to subject them to standard procedure to have basic knowledge on how to handle trauma, anger, depression among child survivors of sexual abuse. It is an intervention programme which will further reach more participants". 

Prof. Samuel Oladipo the Director of Research TASUED, one of the trainers at the workshop said " This is a build up on the findings of data which we collected from the thirty six states of the country. It is an intervention programme spread across twelve sessions dealing on self esteem, sleep disorder etc. 

Commenting on the training, one of the trainees Mrs. Irene Elugbe a Counselling Psychologist said " The training has added to my knowledge in the area of practical demonstration in the teaching of self esteem among others. 

Also , Mrs Memunat Daudu another trainee said " The knowledge I have acquired from the training will assist me in counselling child survivors of sexual abuse to boost their ego. I learnt of a game I can employ for the children to put the past behind them by bringing back fond and loving memories they have had so they can overcome trauma". 

 

EFCC returns forfeited property to fraud victim 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has recovered proceeds of crime  from a fake army general one Bolarinwa Abiodun.The Lagos Zonal Commander of EFCC, Ahmed Ghali, on Thursday stated that  Abiodun had posed as an Army General and  defrauded one Bamidele Olusegun of the sum of N266,500,000.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court Ikeja Lagos, had on July 8th 2022 sentenced Abiodun to seven years imprisonment and also ordered him to forfeit all the proceeds he accrued from  the crime.

 In compliance with the judgment, EFCC officials  handed over a property  at 1A, Joke Ayo Street, Riverside Estate, Alagbado, Lagos, a Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, a black BMW car, a black Toyota Land cruiser car, a white Toyota Hilux recovered from the fake army general  to the fraud victim  Olusegun.

   

 POLICE ARREST SERIAL PEDOPHILE  PASTOR  FOR DEFILING A 14 YEARS OLD GIRL

An alleged  pedophile Pastor identified as  Olumeje Sunday was arrested for allegedly molesting a 14 year old girl. 

A source who spoke with the Advocates  For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN said  the pastor has been allegedly defiling children before he was reported to the police and arrested.  

Ebenezer Omejailile Cordinator of ACVPN said " Our Ajah-Ibeji-Lekki focal person Comrade HArmony Tache reliably gathered that pastor Olumeje and the girl have been  transferred to the SCID PANTI" 

 Man kills wife for not picking his calls. 

A Tanzania woman identified as Swalha was allegedly shot dead by her husband for not picking up his calls after he called him seven times. The incident took place at the couple’s home after she returned home. 

Her jealous husband queried her why she didn’t take her calls.The jealous husband, out of his insecurity and jealousy, shot her seven times before killing himself too. Reports from close people say that Swalha’s husband, known as Said, took the decision due to what is alleged to be love jealousy. 

He said Swalha a Make Up artist went to work and was late returning home. Her husband was not happy with his wife’s delay in returning home, so an argument broke out between them, which led to Swalha’s husband firing on her seven times before killing himself.

 Pastor sentenced to death for killing 7-Year-Old Boy whom he buried Head under Church's Altar For Money Rituals

Justice Taiwo of the Ikeja High court has sentenced a Lagos based pastor and his accomplices to death after they were found guilty of killing a 7-year-old boy and burying his head around their church's altar in the Ikorodu area of the state. 

The judgment is coming after the act was committed in 2017.

Sources stated that the 7-year-old boy, identified as Kazeem Rafiu could not be found and the pastor was fingered . The pastor was subsequently arrested and he led policemen to the church's altar where they buried the head of the boy while the body was dumped in a canal inside the church. 

ACVPN, DOHS Podcast takes " Speak Up Against Sexual and Gender-based Violence," campaign to Lagos Community

 

 

The Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network (ACVPN) in partnership with the ‘Document Our History Podcast,’ (DOHS) will on the 27th of August 2022, carry out a sensitisation programme in the Abule-Odu community, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Mr. Ebenezer Co-founder/Chief Operating Officer ACVPN said the programme is timely and in response to escalating cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) reports in the Abule-Odu community.

According to ACVPN , in 2020, ACVPN attended to 216 SGBV cases, with 70% of these cases emanating from Alimosho LGA.

The local government has a high number of sexual and physical abuse cases. It also has a high number of sodomy and child neglect cases.

It was, however, discovered that most of these victims were unable to access help because of several reasons, including ignorance about their fundamental human rights. Also, there is the problem of supposed community gatekeepers, who become enablers of abuse, undermining the place of arrest, prosecution, and conviction.

DOHS host is domiciled within the community and has revealed how a victim of SGBV lost her life in the community because a safe shelter was not provided for her.

The escalating cases in the community further inform the decision of the DOHS to partner with ACVPN to employ a grassroots strategy in curbing SGBV by carrying out the sensitisation and reorientation campaign against SGBV in the community.

The sensitisation programme is key to the sustainable human development, economic growth, peace, and security of Lagos State, and Nigeria as a whole.

The need for mass enlightenment is to make the community understand what constitutes domestic and SGBV cases. There is a need for continued advocacy and for legal action against perpetrators of SGBV.

To this end, ACVPN has designed a programme that will:

*Educate the next generation about what to do if they encounter abuse of any kind.

*Teach citizens how to become advocates for ending SGBV themselves.

*Create a safe space for victims to report and share their stories.

*Offer basic health checks as well as HIV testing and counselling for residents by People Awareness on Health Foundation in Nigeria (PAHFIN), another organisation affiliated with ACVPN.

*Facilitate placement of women and girls who need to be rescued and sheltered in government-approved facilities.

The event is billed to be attended by health educators, government officials with expertise on the subject matter, law enforcement agencies, and a coalition of nongovernmental organisations that constitutes ACVPN.

The chief operating officer of ACVPN, Mr Ebenezer Omejalile, who is enthusiastic about the forthcoming programme, said: “The sensitisation programme envisions that many women, children and other victims will be liberated from potential abuse in the Abule Odu community as we build a culture of, ‘See something, Say something, Do something.’ In effect, shattering stereotypes about victims shaming and stigmatisation, and instead, shaming the abuser. Therefore, the theme, ‘Speak Up Against Sexual and Gender-based Violence,’ is apt.” 

 

Octogenarian Monarch Sentenced To Death By Hanging.

 

One Chief Essien Matthew Odiong with 12 Wives and 60 Children has been sentenced to death by hanging for murder by the Akwa Ibom State High Court.

  The accused monarch is the village Head of Efen Ibom in Ika Local Government Area of the State and was standing trial on four counts of conspiracy, directing unlawful trial by ordeal, stealing of the motorcycle and murder of Udoma Udo Ubom.

Justice Edem Akpan for the murder of one Udoma Udo Ubom sentenced the accused to death, seven years imprisonment with hard labour for directing unlawful trial by ordeal and three years imprisonment for conspiracy with others now at large.

It was gathered that the late Ubom was accused by his brothers of being a wizard and was reported to the Village Head, who brought him before the Council, where the deceased was administered an oath to swear and prove his innocent.

The court held, “The admission of the process of trial and the decision of Efen Clan Council to administer oath on the deceased, has logically brought to the conclusion that a plastic bath on the head of the late Udoma Akpan Udo Ubom and injecting some chemical susbtance through a syringe into his buttocks by the village head, caused the death of the deceased.”

The court further held, “Having sensed the consequences of his criminal activity, the monarch escaped from the Village since 2017 and returned in 2019, when he was arrested by the Police.”

Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Akpan said the court found the accused guilty of murder of the deceased by injecting some chemical substance on him, leading to his death on 26th April, 2017.

Justice Akpan stated, “The accused had voluntarily admitted that he sat at Efen Clan Council with five other village heads and members of the Clan Council to try the deceased on the allegation of witchcraft, and the law has relieved the prosecution of the burden to prove the offense of conspiracy.”

 MAPOLY beauty queen abducted, murdered in Ogun

A female student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Happiness Odeh has been found dead after she was abducted by unknown men.

The deceased who was a Mass Communication Student of the institution was abducted along Iperu road while on her way to a movie set location at Ipara, Ode-remo with the consent of her parents.

 

 Nnewi North LGA TC Chairman, allegedly murders wife

Anambra State Government suspends Mbamba from office over wife’s murder

Mr Mbazulike Iloka populalry known as Mbamba, the newly sworn-in TC Chairman in Nnewi North has reportedly murdered his wife Mrs Chidiebere Iloka after battering her.

The Anambra State Government moved swiftly to suspend Mbamba from office over the alleged murder of his wife after massive widespread and public outcry for justice.

Mr Mbamba as he is fondly called, has since denied the allegations, claiming his wife slumped and died instantly however, a credible source familiar with the family disclosed that the woman suffered domestic violence in the hands of her husband leading to the untimely death, with her family being aware of such incidents in the past though the woman tried to hide the true extent of the horrific abuse, till it took her life.

Another source also disclosed that Mr. Mbamba has continue to frustrate all effort of the family of the late wife to conduct autopsy insisting that his wife died a natural death, but his in-laws especially the brothers to the deceased, have not only termed MbaMba a liar but passed a vote of no confidence on his claims of innocence to the extent that they have petitioned him to their community deity as they strongly believe that the woman was murdered in cold blood, given the antecedents of MbaMba’s brutality towards her even though he has continued to insist his wife died from a cardiac arrest and blocking every insistence by the in-law for an autopsy.

From the pictures seen the deceased who is well known by many to be a very peaceful and loving personality had a deep cut on her forehead well as the glaring and fresh bruises on the side of her face as well as her back eye, not to mention that there are strong evidences and eye witness reports of the deceased usually seen with bandages and plasters on her head from time to time, which she tried to cover with wigs and other head gears

Neighbours of the deceased has asked the state government and the IGP to investigate the matter, stating that his close ties to the Governor should not be abused in shielding him from the full arm of the law and granting justice to both the woman, her family and the community at large as the incident has left everyone shell shocked

They insist Mr Mbamba has questionable character and always envious of the success and progress of the deceased especially since she was a high ranking staff of a Federal establishment, which means she was vastly more literate than MbaMba which was why MbaMba was using her bank accounts as she was the one who could read, understand and correctly interpret documents and lettered articles which made MbaMba develop inferiority complex which climaxed to the murder of his wife

With the Anambra State Government suspending MbaMba over this issue, it has given hope to the family of the deceased that indeed, MbaMba’s connections will not shield him from this terrible crime, even as Ndi Anambra insist that the Government should get to the root of the matter and make sure justice is delivered. Source Metrodaily 

IRT arrest ex drug convict, three others over killing of Bauchi lawmaker, DPO

 

Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team IRT led by DCP Olatunji Disu have arrested four alleged kidnap for ransom kingpins in Bauchi State over the killing of a retired Divisional Police Officer DPO CSP Garkuwa and a serving lawmaker Hon.Musa Mante of the state House of Assembly.

According to the police, the suspects confessed that they killed the Police officer after his retirement for making life tough and miserable for them by constantly searching for them, they also said that they killed the late lawmaker and kidnapped his wives and children for failing to assist them with funds after making several requests for it.

" The syndicate's key suspect is Hamishu Galadima 48 alias Kan Wuka and Abdulwahab Alhassan alias Emeka and Abdulwahab Ahmed alias Dan mama and Hamidu Saleh are kidnappers arrested by the IRT operatives after intelligence reports on the kidnappings, armed robbery and criminal conspiracy were lodged against them by the indigenes of Dass LGA of Bauchi State.

After a well coordinated operation by the DCP Tunji Disu led intelligence Police team, the officers apprehended the suspects and they confessed their individual involvement and roles in all the kidnappings and armed robbery operations in Plateau, Bauchi and Kaduna villages and market roads on Mondays.

They also confessed to have also burgled the room of one Suleiman Shuaibu alias Shayi a native of Dass local council of Bauchi State at about 01.15 hours and took into captivity six members of the man's family.

On the killing of the lawmaker, he said that the criminal gang eliminated the man for refusing to assist them with funds after several requests were made of him from his gang members whereas he always assisted others.

He said: "We entered the house of the honourable member House of Assembly Hon.Musa Mante and killed him inside his room and took physical cash of two million naira (N2,000000).

"And we kidnapped his two wives and took them to Dutsin Miagoshi Igala and the victims spent almost four days in captivity and we demanded a ransom of Thirty-Five Million Naira (N35,000,000.00)".

On how they killed the lawmaker, he said that he was the one guarding the deceased man's gate while other gang members entered through the roof of the house and took away his money before killing him.

The other suspect Abdulwahab alias Emeka who further confessed that they worked with the gang leader in the various kidnapping cases added that he was previously dealing on hard drugs and had interacted and knew all the criminals terrorising the villages in Bauchi.

He however said that he did not follow the crime suspects to the home of the lawmaker but he only provided them with the information that was needed.

He added that he was an ex-convict who was arrested for drug offences by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA and was imprisoned twice for two year jail terms and served his terms and was released.

Upon further interrogations by the IRT media team, all the suspects admitted that they had engaged the late lawmaker in an argument about his constituency projects that was said to be lopsided and when he could not provide a satisfactory answer they shot him.

On the exhibits recovered by the Police team, they had confessed to have operated with one AK 47 assault rifle and assorted range of ammunitions

The Inspector-General of Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed that all the weapons, arms and ammunition in the hands of criminal elements such as kidnappers and bandits should be mopped up immediately for security of lives of citizens of the country.

The Police authorities through the Force Spokesman CSP Muyiwa Adejobi have assured that the suspects will be prosecuted after the conclusion of investigation. 

500L Engineering student allegedly, jumps to his death after taking illicit drugs.

 

One Hyacinth Egbulefu a  500-level student of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Abia State has  allegedly committed suicide after taking suspected hard drugs.

Egbulefu, who is a student of the Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering  in Ikwuano local government area, was said to have jumped from the three-story building identified as Groom Base Lodge after allegedly taking some substances suspected to be ”Mkpulu mmiri.”

The incident occurred around 9:40 am at the lodge as other students were shocked at the incident and tried in vain to revive him.

It was further gathered that his corpse has been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary in the area.

The Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) Abia State Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the death of the student.

Ogbonna however added that an investigation has commenced on the matter.

Six soldiers arrested over murder of police Inspector

 

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Six soldiers have been arrested by the military authority over the killing of one Inspector Monday Orukpe in Lagos. 

It can be recalled that Inspector Orukpe attached to the Trade Fair police station with his colleagues    on official duty assisting traffic officials to aid free flow of traffic and prevent thieves who operate during gridlock along the Lagos - Badagry road on Wednesday were  allegedly attacked by  soldiers said to be about thirty in a vehicle held who were held up in the gridlock along the Lagos- Badagry road. 

The soldiers it was gathered were heading to the Ojoo military Barracks but were   angered over the long hours in  the traffic jam , took thier frustration out on Inspector Orukpe and a yet to be identified policeman as they  blamed the policemen for the gridlock. A police source said  "  they soldiers  came down from Thier vehicle to confront  Inspector Orukpe and his colleagues. The soldiers were about thirty. Some of the soldiers pounced on Inspector Orukpe and another policeman. They beat them to a pulp and took thier guns with them to the barracks where they continued the beating. Inspector Orukpe passed out and the soldiers rushed him and the other policeman to the Navy hospital where they dumped them. When the doctors observed the injured policemen, they confirmed that Inspector Orukpe was dead and the other policeman was lucky as he was still breathing. Inspector Orukpe's corpse was moved to the mortuary ". 

Speaking on the killing, a family member of the deceased policeman ,Mr Alama Oamen Orukpe  said.  " Since we did not hear anything from the police authority over our brother Inspector Monday 's killing, we went to the Trade Fair police station on Friday to see the DPO .  The soldiers beat him up mercilessly when they took him to their barracks and   dumped  his corpse at the Navy hospital at Satellite Town. It took us over three hours to see and identify his corpse in the Mortuary. From what we gathered, six soldiers have been detained by the military authority over the killing but we want the army authority to fish out the others who participated in the evil act against the policemen. We want justice". 

Soldiers allegedly kill police Inspector, abscond with corpse

 

Soldiers attached to the Ojoo military Barracks have allegedly killed a police Inspector attached to the TradeFair Division  Lagos state police command and absconded with his corpse. 

According to a police source, the deceased police Inspector identified  as Inspector Monday Orukpe was on legal duty with his colleagues along the Lagos-Badagry Express Road on Wednesday evening assisting the traffic officers to aid free flow of traffic when the soldiers said to be inside a  bus  in the  gridlock  allegedly approached the policemen and accused them of causing the gridlock. 

The source  who requested anonymity said " Inspector Monday was on legal duty when they soldiers accused  the police of causing the gridlock. Inspector Monday and his colleague said they were not responsible for the gridlock . The soldiers started arguing with them and this led the soldiers to pounce on  Inspector Monday and beat the other policeman to a pup making him unconscious. The soldiers killed  Inspector  Monday and  took his corpse away to thier barracks with the other unconscious policeman. They went away with  thier guns to thier barracks   The Divisional Police Officer of the TradeFair police station  and the  Area commander have not been able to recover his corpse from the soldiers or get the unconscious policeman from them". 

An elder brother of the deceased policeman Mr Alama Oamen Orukpe  said " I was at home when the wife of our brother called me that she has not seen her husband and all her calls to his phone were not returned. As I was trying to find out where he could be, I got a call from a policeman in the station where he served that our brother Monday was killed by soldiers and they took his corpse away with them. He left home that fateful morning to work and he was posted legally to the beat where he was killed by these soldiers. As I'm talking to you, the police authority has not reached out to us the family members to tell us what really happened to our brother. We want justice. We want the police to recover his corpse and give it to us for burial. He is a married man with four children and his wife gave birth recently. We want the police authority to get to the root of this matter and those killer soldiers should be brought to book". 

An uncle of the late Inspector Orukpe one Mr. Fidelis  Ainabebholo condemned the killing.  " His wife was expecting him back home from work but he did not turn up. She became worried and called his phone which rang but no response. She called me to tell me that she has not seen my nephew. I rushed down to thier house where I learnt that it was soldiers that killed my brother Inspector Monday who was on legal duty. We want justice for our brother and his corpse returned to us for burial". 

Efforts to get the reaction of the Lagos state police command spokesperson SP Benjamin Hundeyin was not successful at the time of filing this report ".