The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, met with the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday at about 10:50 am at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters in Abuja.
PUNCH METRO reported how seven months pregnant Raheem was murdered on Christmas day by a trigger-happy policeman identified as Vandi in the Ajah area of Lagos.
The Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, however, said in a statement released on Thursday that the Sanwo-Olu and the IGP, addressed among other things, how to give the victims of the recent shooting occurrence in Lagos State, swift justice.
Adejobi pointed out that the IGP expressed his sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased and informed them that the cases would be rigorously followed until deserved justice is given.
He also stressed that the Force is collaborating with the Lagos State Attorney-General to ensure that the offenders are diligently prosecuted in courts of competent jurisdiction to serve as a deterrent to others.
Adejobi said, “In his response, the governor promised to support the police in making sure that justice is served in the extant case and to collaborate with the police on advocacy programmes to educate the citizenry on understanding and respecting the laws of the land for an improved relationship with the Police.
“He similarly stressed that his administration will partner with the police to carry out refresher courses, training, and retraining, and other evaluation processes for police officers in all facets of policing duties.
“Governor Sanwo-Olu equally emphasized the need to provide some equipment like body cameras, non-lethal weapons, etc., to curb excessive use of powers and boost good police-citizen relationship.
“The IGP therefore charged all officers to imbibe absolute respect for rule of law and the fundamental rights of all persons, which is the crux and fulcrum of policing services even as he urged members of the public to cooperate with police officers for seamless collaborative efforts to stamp out crimes and criminality in the Nigerian society.”
