The Nigeria Police Force has
dismissed the erring policeman who released the shots that injured former
member of the House of Representatives, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele and six others
at a reception rally in Ekiti State.
Recall that a police
officer Friday shot an ex-lawmaker and Chieftain of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Hon Opeyemi Bamidele and six others at the All Progressives
Congress , APC secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti secretariat in Ajilosun,
Ado-Ekiti.
The dismissal of the officer was
disclosed by the Commissioner of Police, Ekiti Command, Mr. Bello Ahmed, on a
live television programme, on Monday.
Ahmed said, “The policeman
involved is dismissed already and even though he’s nursing some injury; and at
the appropriate time, he will face the law of course. Nigerians will be briefed
on the outcome of our actions.”
He stated that the politician who
brought the erring cop was also in detention and would be charged to court
soon.
“We have robust arrangement to
regulate and observe these political activities as its unwinding in Ekiti
State, in fact in the entire state. We just got a robust deployment of mobile
policemen and that will be increased as the campaigns are progressing.
“You know what is on the ground
will determine what will be done. If the satiation on ground dictates we behave
otherwise, we will do provided it is within the confines of the law. This
morning (Monday) I’ll be having a meeting with all the political chairmen. We
have programmes for them.
“We are going to regulate every inch of
activity in the state. We will not sit down and tolerate any act of
lawlessness, whoever is involved. The police, we are willing, competent to take
action against any group or persons as far this campaign is concerned.”
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