DPO ordered to be remanded in Kirikiri prison over murder of protester

Segun Fabunmi, the dismissed Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Agege Police Station, Lagos, was on Wednesday ordered to be remanded in Kirikiri prison by Justice Olabisi Akinlade of the Ikeja High Court after he was formally arraigned for murder of Adedamola Daramola and causing bodily injury to some protesters against the removal of fuel subsidy in January last year.

The disgraced police officer was charged to court by the state government.

The state prosecution led by the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Mrs Olabisi Ogungbesan, in the charge, alleged that Fabunmi committed the offence of murder, which contravened Section 221
of the Criminal Law, No. 11, 2011, at about 9.30a.m on January 9, 2012 at Yaya-Abatan area of Agege, Lagos.


 
Fabunmi was also accused of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm on some of the protesters in contravention of sections 228 and
243 of the same law.

Mrs Ogungbesan alleged that the ex-police officer murdered Daramola and attempted to murder others, inflicting grievous bodily harm on Alimi Abubakar, Egbujor Samuel, Chizorba Odoh by separately shooting at them with his AK 47 rifle.

He allegedly shot Abubakar and Samuel on their left legs and Odoh on his right index finger.

Subsequently, his plea was taken and his lawyer, Mr. Ike Okafor, prayed the court to move his bail application, which was turned down by the trial judge, who said it was not ripe for hearing.

However, the presiding Judge ordered the accused to be remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison, and adjourned the hearing of the application till June 14.


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