Kolade Johnson.
The suspects attached to the Anti Cultism Squad of the police command
reportedly shot the on Sunday in Mangoro area of the state.
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Zubairu Muazu, disclosed the
details of the personnel as Inspector Ogunyemi Olalekan and Sergeant
Godwin Orji.
The Force Headquarters also corroborated the account of the police
commissioner by posting the images of the erring personnel on Twitter.
According to it, the said shooters have been apprehended and subjected to
internal disciplinary procedures.
Johnson was shot two days ago reportedly by police personnel while
watching a football match.
A statement from the command on Tuesday disclosed that the police
commissioner revealed the identities of the alleged killers during a visit
to the family of the victim.
Mr Muazu who was received by the head of the deceased’s family, Mr Remi
Lukman, condemned the action of the members of the Anti-Cultism team
suspected to have carried out the shooting.
He reiterated his commitment in ensuring that justice was done in the
matter, noting that the said shooters have since been apprehended and
subjected to internal disciplinary procedures.
The police commissioner prayed for the repose of the soul of Johnson and
also prayed that God would grant his family, friends and well-wishers the
fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
In his response, Mr Lukman thanked the police commissioner for the visit
and his resolve in ensuring that justice prevails in the case.
He said, “I thought it is going to be a one man’s fight but seeing the
Police High Command joining our family in this fight has shown that
justice will not only be done to Kolade but to the entire Nigerian youths.
The family head described his late son as a peace-loving person and called
on well-wishers to remain calm and allow the law to take its course.