SARS Officers Who Shoot A Man Yesterday In Chinese Town Ojota Have Been Arrested And Detained

Yesterday, a video of an unconscious man lying on the floor after he was allegedly attacked by SARS officers at Chinese town, Ojota in Lagos made the rounds on social media. According to reports, the officers mistook him for an internet fraudster and shot at him.


A statement released by the state police command's spokesperson, Chike Oti today, says the officers involved have been arrested and detained. An investigation have been launched into the matter according to Chike, if the officer are found guilty, they would be dismissed immediately.

Read the Statement Below,

The attention of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP IMOHIMI EDGAL, was drawn to an online news credited to OAKTVOnline on Instagram with the caption. "A yet to be identified man has allegedly been shot by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) at Chinese town, Ojota area of...."

Based on this report, the CP Lagos, immediately activated the Command X-Squad section in collaboration with the Division, CSP Gbenga Olorunfemi, to fish out the policemen involved in the matter.

Their findings revealed that the victim by name, Ademuwagun Temitope Solomon was not shot by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) as reported by online media but suffered from the inhalation of tear-gas spray a-k-a pepper spray occasioned by a neighborhood police patrol team attached to Area-H-Command, Ogudu, Lagos, The infamous patrol team was led by Inspr Momoh Sulaiman assisted by Sgt. Monday Emmanuel. The victim had been revived.

However, the investigating team had arrested and detained the police men involved, on the orders of the Command Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal. Their trial will commence today 09/06/2018 and if found guilty of offence of incivility to a member of the public and unlawful exercise of authority, they could face punishment as severe as dismissal.