Lagos killer-policeman dismissed posthumously

The policeman who shot dead two brothers and a friend and later killed himself at a Lagos hotel last week has been dismissed from service posthumously.

Also, the family of the policeman, Sergeant James Stephen, will forfeit his over N1.5 million entitlement...


They may, however, take solace in the fact that they will be entitled to his monthly contributory pension scheme.

The policeman was dismissed by the panel set up to investigate the killing by the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni.

The panel also said that the policeman was on illegal duty at the hotel where the incident took place as he was actually sent to guard a bank.
The image maker in charge of the state police command, Joe Offor, confirmed the dismissal of the policeman to Tribune Online.

It was gathered that the affected policeman, having spent over 15 years and having attained the rank of a Sergeant, was entitled to at least N1.5 million.

Tribune Online gathered that the officer-in-charge of MOPOL 22 where the policeman was serving, testified against him.