A video in circulation on social media showed two policemen allegedly shooting into the air on the street in a moving vehicle in Lagos.
“On August 1, PCRRU was notified about a video in circulation on social media in which some men alleged to be policemen were seen shooting in the air on the street in a moving vehicle,” Shogunle said.
He noted that the commissioner of police in charge of Police Mobile Force (PMF) at the Force Headquarters, had identified the men following the directive of the Inspector-General of Police.
Shogunle said that the incident happened on July 31 at 5 p.m. along the Murtala Mohammed International Airport road in Lagos.
“Along the way as seen in the video which has been confirmed from investigation, the two policemen involved started shooting into the air for no just cause.
“They have been identified and they have been in detention since then because investigation was conducted and after that they have been tried in orderly room and punishment has been recommended.
“We are only waiting for the appropriate police authority to review the punishment then we will make the full details known to the public.
“They are no longer involved in any duty where they will carry any weapon. They will be in detention until the process is over before they will be released.
“Investigation has shown that they have no justifiable reason to have expended or fire their weapons into the air,” he added.
Shogunle assured members of the public that officers dismissed for corruption would also be prosecuted in court in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s directive.
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