Lagos State government, on Wednesday, arraigned the dismissed Divisional Police Officer of Yaya-Abatan Police Station, in Lagos, Segun Fabunmi, on charges bordering on murder, attempting to murder and injuring some protesters during the January 2012 protests against the removal of fuel subsidy.
He was arraigned before Justice Olabisi Akinlade of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on a seven- count charge by the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions led by its Director, Mrs Olabisi Ogungbesan.
Ogungbesan alleged that Fabunmi committed the offences at about 9.30a.m on January 9, 2012 at Yaya-Abatan, Agege, Lagos, adding that he allegedly murdered Adedamola Daramola, attempted to murder and also caused bodily injury on three others by shooting at them with his AK 47.
The other victims are Alimi Abubakar, Egbujor Samuel and Chizorba Odoh who were said to have been shot by Fabunmi with his AK-47 rifle on January 9, 2012 at about 9:30a.m while on security patrol at Yaya Abatan Street in Lagos.
He allegedly shot Abubakar and Samuel on their left legs and Odoh on his right index finger.
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