•Sanwo-Olu commiserates with bereaved family
Angry youths yesterday morning besieged the police station in Ajah to protest the killing of a young man by an Inspector.
The deceased identified as Gafaru Buraimoh, a resident of Happy Land Estate in Ajah, was killed by a stray bullet from the Inspector.
Buraimoh was reportedly patronising a Point of Sale (POS) vendor when the bullet from the Inspector, who was among policemen pursuing black market fuel sellers, hit him.
Although the incident was said to have occurred around 11:30pm on Tuesday, youths who heard about it gathered at the Elemoro Area Command in protest from 8am Wednesday.
The protesting youths blocked the expressways and made it impossible for vehicles to pass, thereby preventing those going to work from getting to their destination.
As the crowd grew, the police were alleged to have released teargas to scare them but it made the situation riotous.
At the time of filing this report, the riotous crowd was alleged to have vandalised properties and was attempting to burn down the police station.
Some residents took to social media to warn commuters against plying that route.
Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin said the Inspector had been disarmed and detained.
“The officer behind the shooting, an Inspector of Police, was immediately disarmed and has been detained, as full-scale investigation has commenced.
“The Command, while commiserating with the family of the deceased over the avoidable and most unfortunate incident, gives assurances that the already commenced investigation into the immediate and remote circumstances leading to the shooting will be brought to a speedy and conclusive end, while equally ensuring that justice is served,” Hundeyin said.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sympathised with the family, friends and associates of the late Gafaru Buraimoh.
The Governor, in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Gboyega Akosile, expressed sadness over the death of Buraimoh, pledging that the State Government would work with the police in their investigation to unravel the remote and immediate cause of the shooting that led to the untimely death of an innocent citizen, with a view to ensuring that justice is served.
He said: “No one deserves to die in that manner. Buraimoh was one of our million citizens with hope for a better life. His death is a sad episode for me personally and the State as whole because injury to one is injury to all.
“I am aware that the Lagos State police command has immediately arrested, disarmed and detained the police officer involved in the shooting incident and has also begun a full scale investigation in the matter.”