– Four police officers apprehended for illegally demolishing building at Alade market
– It was reported that the owner of the building was having problems with Alhaji
– SARS operatives allegedly abandoned duty posts for illegal demolition
The Lagos state police command has arrested four operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), for allegedly taking part in an illegal duty.
The operatives who were said to be posted to the Badagry area of the state, allegedly abandoned their respective posts to execute an illegal duty at Ikeja after collecting N500,000 from one Alhaji, who paid them to demolish a building at Alade, Ikeja.
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The owner of the building, who was said to be having problems with the Alhaji, immediately alerted the Ikeja police division during the illegal act.
On the arrival of the police officers to the scene, the officers found the accused policemen keeping watch while the demolition was ongoing.
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The policemen were rounded up alongside three civilians who were allegedly contracted by the Alhaji.
The Nation reports that while the civilians were recently paraded before reporters, the policemen were being tried in-house.
A police source who requested anonymity because he is not authorised to talk on the matter told the Nation that, “The policemen carried out the illegal demolition without court permit or Commissioner of Police permission. One Alhaji paid them N500,000 to carry out the demolition. Their boss, the officer-in-charge of SARS (OC), was not aware of the demolition.
“They left their duty post and moved to Ikeja. Aside from that, it is not SARS job to carry out demolition. It is the job of police task force. That was why they were arrested and are being tried.”
In a recent development, a gun battle between the police and robbers has left two armed men dead while one simply identified as Gaffar Ismaila was arrested in Idimu area of Lagos state. Information has it that the suspected robbers killed a civilian and a police inspector who were withdrawing money from the ATM of a bank. Original Article
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