Mr Joseph Mbu, the Assistant Inspector General, AIG of Police in charge of Zone 2 comprising Lagos and Ogun States, has denied ordering his men to kill 20 civilians in place of a policeman that may be killed during the forthcoming elections.
Mbu, in a counter-affidavit to a suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos by a lawyer seeking his sack, denied making such statement, adding that he only ordered that any policeman shot by any person could shoot back in self defence.
According to the counter-affidavit deposed to by Olugbemiga Adeoye, on Mbu’s behalf, he averred that the newspaper publication containing the said allegation was “complete falsehood, exaggerated, twisted and totally quoted out of context.”
Adeoye, who said he was at the briefing where Mbu allegedly made the statement, averred “The true position is that the first defendant (Mbu), during his official tours and briefing of police officers at Lagos and Ogun State Commands, directed every police officer to be law abiding, hardworking and wake up to their constitutional/statutory duties and respect to every citizens’ legal rights in the course of performance of their duties and that any policeman shot by any person, that such policeman could shoot back in self defence.”
The applicant in the suit, Tope Alabi, had urged the trial judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba to order the removal of Mbu over alleged abuse of powers.
When the matter came up, yesterday, lawyer to the applicant, Femi Falana, SAN, argued the suit.
In response, the Legal Officer in charge of Zone 2 police command, Chukwu Agu urged the court to dismiss the suit with substantial cost.
Agu also urged the court not to rely on newspaper publications tendered as exhibit to the suit because they contained unverifiable facts, and we’re not certified.
After entertaining arguments from both sides, Justice Buba fixed March 27 for judgment. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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