The Lagos State Police Command has revealed the identity of the Sergeant who shot his girlfriend in the mouth following an augment at Salvation Bus Stop, Opebi, Ikeja Area of Lagos.
Sergeant Eze Aiwansoba, who is currently on the run, shot his girlfriend mouth after fierce argument between the duo who are in a relationship.
He’s attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja, Lagos State,
The incident happened at about 9.21pm of Thursday, 8th October, 2020.
The victim Joy Eze, lives at Owonikoko Street, Idiagbon, College Road, Ogba, Lagos, and was shot at the mouth by the policeman, Eze Aiwansoba.
As at the time of the incident, the identity of the policeman was immediately unknown, until the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the Divisional Police Officer, Ikeja, to trace the whereabout of the victim, ascertain her health condition and get more information on the incident and identify the policeman for further necessary actions.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the said police sergeant was off duty and not issued with a police rifle or arms as at the time of the incident, hence the Police’s concern on the ownership and/or possession of the arms he used in perpetrating the act.
The Commissioner of Police has ordered that the fleeing policeman, who is attached to another police formation within the state, be arrested by all means and made to face the consequences of his criminal act.
While the Commissioner of Police condemns the act, the command will not in anyway leave any stone unturned in getting justice for the victim and sustain the ethics and Standard Operating Procedure of the Nigeria Police Force; and protect the fundamental human rights of all and sundry across the state.
