A 33-year-old man, Emmanuel Ajomafuwe, on Saturday, pleaded
with the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing allegations of human
rights abuses against the disbanded police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, to help
him and his girlfriend shot dead by a policeman get justice.
Ajomafuwe told the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel
that he was driving with his 20-year-old girlfriend, Ada Ifeanyi, around 7am on
Saturday, April 13, 2019 in the Apapa area of Lagos when he was accosted by a
team of policemen.
He said the policemen claimed that they had flagged him down
but he refused to stop, to which he responded that he was not aware of being
stopped as it was raining.
“Due to the argument between me and the police, while I was
still inside the car, I was shot on the head by Inspector Dania Ojo. Inspector
Dania Ojo also shot my girlfriend on her leg and stomach.
“I was lucky to survive the life-threatening injury to my
head but my girlfriend died,” Ajomafuwe said.
11:12 Emmanuel says he and his girlfriend (Adaugo) were stopped by SARS 7pm 13th April 2019.
— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) November 28, 2020
While still inside his car asking why they were stopped, he was shot in the head by Inspector Dan Ojo. The Inspector also shot Adaugo in the stomach and leg.
She died in hospital. pic.twitter.com/ECQQf6pqel
The petitioner said while he was grateful to be alive, he
had continued to suffer from psychological trauma from the incident. He said he
could no longer sleep at night without taking sleeping pills.
“I’ve had a brain scan at Reddington Hospital, where I was
admitted. I’ve done a check-up in Dubai due to my sleeping issue.
“My sanity has not been the same after the incident. Anytime
I remember the incident, I feel bad,” Ajomafuwe said.
He said while six members of the police team involved in the
incident were arrested at the time, Inspector Dania Ojo, who pulled the trigger
on him and his girlfriend, escaped and the police had not given him any update
on him.
“None of the policemen was punished. I want the judicial
panel to remind the Nigeria Police to arrest and prosecute Inspector Dania Ojo
and to fulfill their promise to pay my medical expenses,” Ajomafuwe stated.
Counsel for the police, Joseph Ebosereme, sought an
adjournment to cross-examine the petitioner.
The panel adjourned the case till December 11.
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