Lagos State Police Commissioner, Umar
Manko, has said the police corporal, who drove against traffic and
knocked down a woman and her baby on June 23, 2013, will not be
protected by the police authorities, but be allowed to face the course
of justice.
PUNCH Metro had reported on
Friday that the police corporal, identified simply as Friday, allegedly
drove against traffic on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and knocked down a
teacher, Mrs. Taskirat Anjolaiya and her baby, Ammarah.
Friday, who was on an errand for the
Divisional Police Officer, FESTAC Police Division, Ibrahim Zango, was
driving a woman to the airport when the incident occurred.
Taskirat was rushed to the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital, where doctors discovered that the mother
of three sustained a pelvic fracture, facial bruises, and brain injury
while the baby, Ammarah, also suffered deep facial cuts and a broken
jaw. The family said they had spent over N500, 000 on treatment.
But while briefing journalists on Monday, Manko said the incident was regrettable.
When asked if compensation would be
given to the family, he said, “We will see what we can do for her
(Taskirat) on compassionate grounds because the DPO and the corporal
were not on official assignment when the incident occurred, it was a
private affair.”
Manko however said investigations were
ongoing as he only got wind of the incident recently. He said since
driving against traffic was against the state’s traffic law, the
policeman would face the law.
“The corporal was brought to my office
and has written a statement. The DPO has also been asked to give an
official statement on the issue. By the time we are through, everyone
will get his own portion of justice,” he said.
However, the victim’s husband, Sulaiman,
said the police as an institution, had a case to answer since it was a
police vehicle that was used in committing the act.
“The fact remains that it was a policeman driving an official police vehicle that knocked down my wife and child,” he said.
Culled from Punch
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ReplyDeleteCompassionate grouds! How dare you Mr CP? Was it not a police vehicle that knocked down the woman and her child? The Nigerian Police force should be held responsible and be made to take care of the madical bills. If it was a vehicle belonging to a private company that knocked down this woman, it would have been impounded by the police and detained until the medical expenses incured were payed to the last dime. Mr CP, What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander!
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