HOW LAGOS DPO, IPO CHARGED ASSAULT WITH BODILY HARM AS AFFRAY ---- RIGHTS GROUP

 

A Lagos state police division has been accused of allegedly charging a near death assault case as affray.  

A human rights group Advocates For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN raised the alarm over the alleged unprofessionalism of the Bariga police station  where one Adelana Blessing 32 of 12, Olowu Street, Bariga was assaulted and thoroughly beaten by her landlord's children over electricity bill.

According to ACVPN, Blessing landed in the  hospital bed where she received treatment for weeks following the beating she received.  

A statement by the rights group reads  " ACVPN Officer later met with the DPO and the IPO who promised that Justice will be served but the victim will have to regain her strength and fit to pursue her case. Weeks after both parties were asked to come to the station today 6th June 2023.  Surprisingly the case was charged to Court and the IPO( Investigation Police Officer9  named Bassey stood as the complainant, The IPO charged the case as two fighting when it was clear that five people attacked one person and beat her to a state of stupor.

The victim Adelana Blessing (wife) and Adelana Akeem (husband) are supposed to be the complainant in the case while the perpetrators are MUIBAT ADEYANJU, ALIMOT ADEYANJU, both detained along, while RUKAYAT, KABIRU ADEYANJU and one other are at large..

Currently both perpetrators and Victims have been charged to court, the Victims sister was told to come back tomorrow 7th June 2023 by 9am for the bail bond.

The case was charged to court 1 Magistrate Court Yaba

Mr  Ebenezer Omiejalile the coordinator of ACVPN condemned the activities of the Bariga Police station over the case. He  said " What business has the DCB got to do with this case? It clearly showed how incompetent the so call Dpo is , imagine he left out 3 out of the five perpetrators and used the victim and her husband to replace the other three mentioned to be at large 

The so call Dpo should be asked supposing the victim had died would he had charged her corpse and her husband along with the other two?

This nonsense has to stop we know what to do".