The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has assured that disciplinary action would be taken against the policemen who assaulted a lawyer identified as Timothy Olamide Olaniyi.
Fayoade made this statement through a police statement on X signed by the Command Public Relations, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
According to the statement, upon receipt of a tweet made by Barrister Timothy Olamide Olaniyi, alleging that a police officer assaulted him within the premises of the Lagos State Command headquarters, the Commissioner immediately invited him to facilitate appropriate actions.
The Command has established that the lawyer had the encounter at about 9:30 am today with some police officers who came from outside Lagos State to take over suspects arrested for them by the Lagos State Command. These visiting police officers have been summoned for an identification parade to enable the lawyer to identify the police officer in question.
The statement reads, “Meanwhile, the Lagos State Police Command has been in constant touch with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) leadership, especially Chukwuka Ikwuazom SAN who leads the Security Agencies Relations Committee (SARC) of the Association. The NBA has been assured that the Command would leave no stone unturned to identify the officer behind the unprofessional act and mete out appropriate sanctions as the alleged misconduct is condemned and against the ethics of the Nigeria Police Force.”
The Command appealed to the Lagosians to reach out to the Complaint Response Unit or any senior officer (in person or via the already publicised phone numbers) when they have complaints against the police action.
