Mother Of Girl Killed By Taskforce Men Seeks Justice

Mother of a 17-year-old girl killed by trigger-happy policeman at Akoun, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Mrs Janet Anifowose, has demanded justice.
Anifowose, in an interview with newsmen at the weekend, said Adijat Shakiru was the only apple of her eyes, adding that the girl was killed shortly after returning from school last Wednesday.
Some police operatives attached to Lagos State Taskforce on Environment came to the area for an operation and in the process one of them shot Adijat, an SSCE 1 student.
“When my daughter returned from school, she started doing her homework. Few minutes later, we saw people running all over the place and all of a sudden, I heard gunshot. Immediately, I saw my daughter lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
“When I realised she was dead, I tried to hold the policeman. But, he jerked my hand and push me away. I called on my neighbours to help me and they came out and supported me, carried my daughter inside a pool of blood where she was lying dead.
“One of them suggested that we should go and report the case to the police since it involved their officer. Three of my neighbours and other people accompanied us to the police station at Imota.
“On getting there, due to the crowd, the DPO ordered that we should be locked up and the crowd should be dispersed. The car that brought us, the tyres were deflated, three people, including me, were detained.