Kolade Johnson: Dismissed Police Officer Arraigned In Court

Lagos State Police Command on Friday said the officer who shot Kolade Johnson to death on Sunday has been arraigned in court.

“Today 5th April 2019 … our Criminal Investigation Department, Panti has arraigned dismissed Inspector Ogunyemi Olalekan in Ebute Meta Magistrate Court and remanded in prison custody,” Lagos State police spokesman Bala Elkana said in a statement.

Nigeria Police on Thursday said it dismissed Olalekan for shooting Kolade Johnson in Lagos.

Johnson was hit by a stray bullet shot by the men of Anti-Cultism Squad on Sunday while watching the English Premier League match between Liverpool and Tottenham.

“At the conclusion of the trial, the first defaulter, Inspector Ogunyemi Olalekan was found guilty of Discreditable conduct by acting in a manner prejudicial to discipline and unbecoming of members of the Force by shooting and killing Kolade Johnson,” Police spokesman Bala Elkana said in an earlier statement.