The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force has debunked report of killing a young school girl at Akoun village in Ikorodu, Lagos.
The Chairman of the Agency CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi who debunked the story disclosed that the Agency was not involved in any enforcement operations around Ikorodu as reported on-line by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, 23rd of March, 2019.
CSP Egbeyemi disclosed further that it is very important to correct this mis-representation on the faces of members of the public.
He claimed that since the story was published the Agency has been getting negative comments from members of the public.
CSP Egbeyemi however confirmed that the Police Officer who killed the young school girl was not attached to the Agency.
“It was on record from the Lagos Police Command that the Officer who killed a 17-year-old girl (Adijat Shakiru) at ikorodu one Sergeant Mudi Emmanuel has been arrested and is undergoing ‘orderly room’ at Provost Marshall Unit for professional misconduct over the killing”.
According to the Lagos Police Command “the action fell short of the rules of engagement for the use of firearms and professional standards for Police and would be charged to court for murder”, he stated.
