Subsidy protest: Slain Ademola family alleges plot to frustrate case

On January 25, 2012

 

 

LAGOS – The family of Mr. Ademola Abe, aged 26, shot dead by Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Pen-Cinema, Mr Segun Fabunmi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, has raised alarm over plot by the police authorities to frustrate the murder case. The family is demanding the immediate arraignment of the suspect DPO in court.

The corpse of Ademola, at press time, is still at the mortuary pending final decision by the family and state government on the matter.

Similarly, chairman of Ifako-Iyaiye Local Council Development Area, Mr Oloruntoba Oke, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Hafiz Ringim, to directly take charge of the prosecution of the case against the senior police officer to serve as a deterrent to other overzealous police officers, who are fond of extra judicial killing.

 

He said: "There is no way this case can be swept under the carpet. It is not a local government issue, it is a national issue. Everybody is aware of what happened and the whole world is watching."

 

The family of the deceased, led by the father, Mr. Ishola Abbe, with the council boss, while addressing newsmen on the development, yesterday, at the scene of the incident, in Ogba, denied rumours that the family had sent representatives to the police hierarchy on how to settle the matter amicably, saying: "It is untrue that we sent representatives to the police. For what?  What we want is justice and the killer of our child brought to book."

 

He added that following the death of Ademola, the mother has been lying critically ill in the hospital, adding: "My son should not die in vain, it is not a good thing, government should take the culprit to court and let the court hand down whatever punishment is due to him. The law should take its course."