Oladimeji Ramon
A 35-year-old hairdresser, Mrs Hannah Olugbodi, on Saturday, narrated how she ended up on a crutch after her left leg was shattered by a stray bullet fired by some males of the disbanded police Particular Anti-Theft Squad who have been trying to arrest a younger man with tattoos in June 2018 within the Ijeshatedo space of Lagos.
Olugbodi mentioned the SARS operatives have been at one Ogun Metropolis Lodge to demand cash to gasoline their automobile after they noticed the younger man with tattoos amongst a gaggle of individuals watching a soccer match on the resort.
In accordance with the petitioner, the proprietor of the resort, one Abu, who normally gave the SARS operatives cash, was not round to take care of them.
She mentioned the SARS operatives labelled the younger man with tattoos a Yahoo Yahoo boy (cyber fraudster).
She mentioned an try by the SARS operatives to arrest and take the boy with tattoos away was resisted by the opposite boys, making the SARS operatives to resort to firing gunshots.
Olugbodi mentioned she was at Ijesha market attempting to purchase pepper to organize meals for her youngsters to take to highschool the next day when she was hit by a stray bullet.
In accordance with her, the market ladies rushed in the direction of her and requested her for her deal with and the identify of her husband, which she managed to offer them earlier than passing out.
She mentioned she was ultimately taken to the Lagos College Educating Hospital the place there was mentioned to be no mattress house and she or he was given 4 baggage of intravenous fluid proper within the bus.
“The physician mentioned they wanted to do 4 surgical procedures. The bullet affected my bone. The physician mentioned the second surgical procedure would contain slicing my bone as a result of the bone didn’t survive,” she mentioned.
Olugbodi mentioned she spent six months in LUTH and the physician informed her she wanted to return two years later for a follow-up surgical procedure.
Police shot me within the head, killed my girlfriend, man tells panel
Additionally, a 33-year-old man, Emmanuel Ajomafuwe, on Saturday, pleaded with the panel to assist him and his girlfriend shot useless by a policeman get justice.
Ajomafuwe informed the Okuwobi-led panel that he was driving together with his 20-year-old girlfriend, Ada Ifeanyi, round 7am on Saturday, April 13, 2019, within the Apapa space of Lagos when he was accosted by a crew of policemen.
He mentioned the policemen claimed that they’d flagged him down however he refused to cease, to which he responded that he was not conscious he was being stopped because it was raining.
“Because of the argument between me and the police, whereas I used to be nonetheless contained in the automobile, I used to be shot on the top by Inspector Dania Ojo. Inspector Dania Ojo additionally shot my girlfriend within the leg and abdomen.
“I used to be fortunate to outlive the life-threatening damage to my head however my girlfriend died,” Ajomafuwe mentioned.
The petitioner mentioned, whereas he was grateful to be alive, he had continued to endure from psychological trauma from the incident. He added that he might not sleep at night time with out taking sleeping tablets.
“I’ve had a mind scan at Reddington Hospital, the place I used to be admitted. I’ve carried out a check-up in Dubai resulting from my sleeping concern.
“My sanity has not been the identical after the incident. Anytime I keep in mind, I really feel dangerous,” Ajomafuwe mentioned.
He mentioned, whereas six members of the police crew concerned within the incident have been arrested on the time, Inspector Dania Ojo escaped and the police had not given him any replace on him.
I need scholarship for my youngsters —LASTMA officer’s widow
Mrs Silifat Adeyemo, the widow of an officer of the Lagos State Visitors Administration, Rotimi Adeyemo, who was killed by a policemen at Iyana Ipaja in November 2018, pleaded with the panel to assist her safe scholarships as much as college stage for her three youngsters.
The widow, who was all tears, informed the Okuwobi-led panel, that her husband was at his obligation submit at Iyana Ipaja roundabout when he was killed by a SARS officer, Olakunle Olonade.
She mentioned the deceased and herself have been at dwelling from the morning of that day until about 2pm when it was time for him to renew his afternoon shift. She mentioned they left the home collectively as a result of she additionally wished to purchase sure issues.
She mentioned at about 10pm when she was anticipating her husband to return, it was her sister-in-law and a good friend that she noticed.
“I need the panel to assist me financially, as a result of it has not been simple ever since he left me with the youngsters to care of. The way forward for my youngsters is most paramount to me. I need them to be given good training up until the college stage. I don’t know if they’ll grant them scholarship to school; and in addition give us home,” she added.
Below cross-examination, the widow, nevertheless, affirmed when the police counsel, Joseph Ebosereme, informed her: “The Lagos State Authorities gave you N10m?”
She, nevertheless, mentioned N10m had since completed as a result of her youngsters have been only a year-old on the time.
The panel adjourned the case until December 11.
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