The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, on Tuesday, ordered that a spare parts dealer identified as Bebex be charged to court immediately for allegedly assaulting a married woman, Omolara James.
Hundeyin disclosed that based on the need to ensure justice, Owohunwa personally interviewed all parties in the case, including James, Bebex, their lawyers, the landlord association and community members among others.
At the end of the engagement, the PPRO said the CP was convinced that Bebex has a case to answer and ordered his prosecution. He said the engagement also showed that the policemen who handled the case engaged in professional misconduct, hence the CP directed the Command Provost to commence the process of disciplining them.CP Idowu Owohunwa, having carefully listened to all parties, has established that there are indeed cases to answer and has therefore directed that the matter be charged to court immediately.
“The CP also identified professional misconduct on the part of some of the police officers involved in the case. For this, the Command Provost has been directed to immediately commence disciplinary action against the officers concerned. “And finally, the DPO Mushin, in whose division all the officers aforementioned are serving, has been relieved of his posting with immediate effect.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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