The Divisional Police Officer of Okokomaiko, Lagos State, SP Emmanuel Edebagha, has been removed by the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, for the lack of supervision of his men.
The development was made known on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who said the DPO and all officers involved in the act were ordered to go through disciplinary action.
The spokesperson, who passed the message through his Twitter account said, “CP Idowu Owohunwa has ordered the immediate removal of DPO Okokomaiko for his lack of supervision of his men. CP Owohunwa has also ordered the commencement of disciplinary action against him and all his indicted officers (who are already in the state headquarters).”
Officers of the division were said to have falsely labelled a Lagos-based phone dealer as a fraudster and extorted N100,000 from him.
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In another news, the Lagos State Police Command has recovered a gun and six cartridges from fleeing suspects in the Egbe area of the state.
Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated in Lagos on Saturday that the items were recovered by policemen on patrol duty in the area.
He stated that on sighting the police patrol team, the suspects dropped a polyethylene bag and fled.
“On sighting a police patrol vehicle on the ever-busy Liasu Road in Egbe, the hoodlums dropped a polyethylene bag and took to their heels.
“On checking the bag, a locally-made firearm and six live cartridges were recovered,’’ he explained.