The policemen accused of collaborating with hoodlums to kill two youths in Badagry, Lagos State, have been arrested.
They were arrested on Friday, according to the police authorities.
However, a new video made available to...
our correspondent identified two of the policemen as Inspector Adefemi
Ashogbon, who is the station officer of the Badagry Police Division, and
one Sergeant John Sonayon.
The two policemen and four other
yet-to-be-identified policemen could be seen at the scene watching
hoodlums beat the victims to death.
While Ashogbon and Sonayon were in the
midst of the crowd, the four yet-to-be-identified policemen could be
seen standing beside a white police patrol vehicle.
Ashogbon, who wore a green pullover and
holding an AK47 rifle in the video, was the policeman that interviewed
the victims during their torture.
It was learnt that the two policemen and some of the hoodlums had been arrested.
PUNCH Metro had reported that two youths, Ifechukwude Nwaikpor, and one Kazeem, were lynched in Ajara, Badagry, on July 21, 2013.
Nwaikpor, a final year student of
Geology and Mining, and Kazeem were beaten to death after a
misunderstanding with residents of the area.
PUNCH Metro learnt that at least
eight people had been arrested over the incident. The state Commissioner
of Police, Umar Manko, had set up a special team of policemen to handle
the matter.
- Punch
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