Gbenro Adesina
The ongoing Lagos rally organised to mobilise support for the creation of Yoruba Nation, which is holding at Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos, has turned bloody as policemen shot dead a teenager, identified as Jumoke.
According to information gathered, the stray bullet of the police hit Jumoke, who is said to be 14 years old, in her shop at Ojota.
Her body, which was covered with a green cloth was laid on the road, while people were seen sympathizing with the unfortunate girl.
In a swift reaction, denied killing the girl saying, “It’s a calculated attempt to create confusion and fears in the minds of the good people of Lagos State and the country at large”.
The Lagos State Command said, “The Command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today. The said corpse was found wrapped and abandoned at a distance, far from Ojota venue of the rally, behind MRS Filling Station, inward Maryland, on the other side of the venue, with dried blood stains suggesting that the corpse is not fresh. After a close look at the corpse, a wound suspected sustained from a sharp object was seen on it”.
“The news is false and mischievous. The Command therefore urges the general public to disregard the news and go about their lawful normal daily activities while investigation to unravel the incident will commence immediately. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, therefore commiserates with the family of the found deceased and assures that thorough investigation will be carried out. The Command equally wishes to warn against the spread or peddling of fake and unconfirmed stories as such could be dangerous and counterproductive”, the Command added.
