Tension As Police Kill Teenager In Lagos

A trigger-happy policeman, who was said to be intoxicated while on duty, allegedly shot dead a teenager, Hadijat Sikiru, in the Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, last Monday.
However, the Lagos State Police Command, through the Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said on Tuesday that a team of policemen exchanged gunfire with suspected cultists while on surveillance duty around Adamo, adding that in the process, Hadijat was hit by a stray bullet while two police personnel sustained injuries.
The story, however, took a new dimension on Wednesday when newsmen visited Adamo, as eyewitnesses, alleged that the police fabricated their statement to cover up what truly transpired.
One of the eyewitnesses, Tope Amusan, said the policeman, who fired the shot that killed Hadijat was intoxicated, adding that immediately he realised that the girl was dead, he fled the scene to escape being attacked by the angry mob that had gathered.
Amusan said, “When I read the police statement about what happened on the pages of newspapers, I was shocked because they churned out lies. The police officer was responsible for the death of that young girl and their statement was fabricated to cover it up.
“What actually happened was that around 5pm on Monday, people were playing games underneath a tree around Adamo junction when the policemen came to eat at a food vendor’s place around there. One of the officers, who wore a jacket inscribed with the number 147, came out of the food vendor’s shop and fired a shot in the air. This took everyone by surprise, because there was no imminent danger.”
in accordance with the law,” Elkana said.