A gun totting Police Inspector, Dania Ojo who has been on the run after recklessly shooting an innocent 20 years old girl, Ada Ifeanyi, has been tried and dismissed in absentia by police authority.
The police inspector, Dania Ojo and five of his team members from the Trinity Police Division, Enquirermag gathered had on April 23rd, 2019 embarked on a routine patrol around the Olodi Apapa area of Lagos where they stopped, harrassed and eventually killed one of the occupants of a car around 6.30am.
We gathered the car had driven past the police team but the restless Inspector Ojo had to stop a bike man forcing him to give the car a hot chase, even despite advice from his colleagues not to do so.
According to sources, the driver of the car, a young man identified as Akomafuwa Emmanuel had pleaded with the police team explaining that he and his girl friend (the deceased lady) were just returning from a night club and for God knows what later transpired, the Inspector was said to have pulled the trigger recklessly.
We were told Inspector Ojo opened fire on the 20 year old Ada and her lover when her finally caught up with them. Adaobi died on the spot while Emmanuel sustained severe gun shot wounds and he's currently battling for survival.
Giving an update on the incident at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu Muazu said the Inspector has been tried and dismissed in absentia.
According to CP Muazu, “the Police Officers were subjected to internal disciplinary proceedings at the Command Headquarters Ikeja. Investigations revealed that Inspector Dania Ojo unilaterally carried out the shooting without consideration to laid down procedures on the use of firearm.
“He is therefore, found guilty of abuse of power, unlawful and unnecessary exercise of authority. He is thereby dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and declared wanted. Upon arrest, he will be charged to court for murder.”
The Lagos police boss further stated that the other five team members had been discharged and acquitted.
Justifying the decision of the disciplinary committee, he said, “the other five members of the team were not involved in the crime. While the Inspector gave the vehicle a hot chase, other team members returned with their guns to the division after their official duty.
“They did not even know that the Inspector had killed someone, until the case was reported.”
Chichi Marvis
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