By our reporter| A man, Emmanuel Akomafuwe on Saturday narrated his ordeal and and that of his girlfriend (Adaugo) in the hands of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) around 7 pm on April 13, 2019.
Akomafuwe narrated his ordeal while appearing before the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Police Brutality in Lekki.
According to him, when he sought to know why they were stopped by the defunct anti crime outfit, an argument ensued and he was shot in the head by a police officer, he later identified as Inspector Dan Ojo.
Inspector Ojo also shot his girlfriend, Adaugo in the stomach and leg.
The petitioner further alleged that after the shooting, the police officers who were six in number took to their heels and left them at the scene to die.
Akomafuwe is lucky to be alive to tell the story as his girlfriend, died in the hospital.
He said, “The officers involved are living their lives. Some of them were arrested but they have been released. None of them have been punished.”
“The news of the incident was published in the newspapers and after this, the commissioner of police promised to pay my hospital bills but this did not happen and the police never returned to visit.
“I did scans on my skull and brain at Reddington, and also checked in Dubai. My sanity hasn’t been the same since the incident and I still can’t sleep without pills.
The petitioner said he wants the panel to remind the Nigerian Police Force of his case and ensure that Inspector Dan Ojo is arrested and punished. He also wants the police to fulfill its promises and pay his hospital bills.
The Police counsel, however, asked for more time to review the petition, since the police just became aware of the case and with many officers involved, there’s a need for time to track them.
The petitioner will be cross-examined by the police counsel at the resumed hearing of the panel on Dec 11.
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