Lagos State Police Command has debunked the news making the rounds
The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a news making rounds that a 14-year-old girl was hit and killed by its operatives’ bullet on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the Yoruba Nation rally held at Ojota, saying that it was a calculated attempt to create confusion and fears in the minds of people in the state and the country at large.
In a statement issued by the spokesman of the command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, it was said that the Command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally, and that the said corpse was found wrapped and abandoned at a distance, far from Ojota venue of the rally, behind MRS Filling Station, inward Maryland, on the other side of the venue.
The statement also read that dried blood stains were noticed on the corpse, suggesting that it was not fresh.
“After a close look at the corpse, a wound suspectedly sustained from a sharp object was seen on it. The news is false and mischievous.
“The Command therefore urges the general public to disregard the news and go about their lawful normal daily activities, while investigation to unravel the incident will commence immediately.
@The Commissioner of Police,Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, therefore commiserates with the family of the found deceased and assures that thorough investigation will be carried out.
The Command equally wishes to warn against the spread or peddling of fake and unconfirmed stories, as such could be dangerous and counterproductive,” the PPRO further said in the statement.
