An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday remanded a dismissed Divisional Police Officer at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Lagos, over alleged murder during the January 2012 protest against fuel subsidy removal.
Justice Olabisi Akinlade remanded Segun Fabunmi, a former Divisional Police Officer of Pen Cinema Police Station, Agege, Lagos, after his arraignment for the alleged murder of Adedamola Daramola.
Fabunmi was charged on seven counts bordering on murder, attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm.
The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Olabisi Ogungbesan, said that he committed the crimes at about 9:30am on January 9, 2012, at Yaya-Abatan, Agege, Lagos.
Ogungbesan said that the accused shot an AK 47 rifle at some youths, who were protesting the subsidy removal by the Federal Government.
She said that Fabunmi murdered Daramola in the process and caused three others to sustain serious injuries.
According to her, the others are Alimi Abubakar, Samuel Egbujor and Chizorba Odoh.
She said Abubakar and Egbujor were shot on their left legs while Odoh was shot on his right index finger.
Ogungbesan said that the offences contravened Sections 221, 228 and 243 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Fabunmi, however, pleaded not guilty.
His Counsel, Ike Okafor, prayed the court to entertain his bail application, but the judge refused on the grounds that it was premature.
The judge adjourned the case till June 14 to hear the application.
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