POLICE EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN LAGOS: Take It Back Movement, Lagos Chapter, Condemns The Murder Of Monsura Ojuade, Demands Justice And End To Killings

TAKE IT BACK MOVEMENT LAGOS STATE

14TH SEPTEMBER, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE 

POLICE EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN LAGOS: Take It Back Movement, Lagos Chapter, Condemns The Murder Of Monsura Ojuade, Demands Justice And End To Killings

“We in the Take It Back Movement Lagos condemns in strict terms the extra-judicial killing of an 18-year-old admission seeker, Monsurat Ojuade, who was fatally shot dead in cold blood on September 11, 2021 by a trigger-happy policeman in Lagos State.”

“We equally condemn the dead on arrival efforts of the Lagos police in an attempt to cover up the truth by releasing a misleading police report that was unrelated to the brutal event which led to the death of Monsurat Ojuade on September 11, 2021.”

“Mosurat Ojuade, who was awaiting university admission having scored 236 marks in JAMB was killed by a trigger-happy policeman identified as one Samuel Phillips during their usual illegal and unlawful raid in Surulere neighborhood.”

Eye witness confirmed that, “Monsura Ojuade and her sister ran into their compound for safety, as the raider was ransacking the neighborhood. But as their mother tried to hurriedly closed the gate, the police officer shot into their gate at very close range.”

Monsurat Ojuade was first taken to a public hospital for treatment but she was rejected due to the ongoing strike. As she continue bleeding, her family took her to another hospital but unfortunately she died at the third hospital after bleeding profusely from the bullet wound, a source confirmed.

We use this opportunity to remind the public of how the Lagos police brutally murdered Jumoke at the Yoruba Nation rally on the 3rd July, 2021. The policeman who shot Jumoke is yet to be identified, dismissed or prosecuted, instead the Lagos police charged one of the Yoruba Nation agitators who is an Ogboni chief with the death of Jumoke just to cover up the unfortunate incident. There has been no #JusticeForJumoke after 73 days of her brutal murder.

While we acknowledge the arrest and identification of the trigger-happy policeman as claimed by the Lagos CP, we call for his quick dismissal from service and also his quick prosecution according to the law.

We also call for permanent end to police brutality, human rights violations, extra-judicial killings, frequent victimisation and harassment of Lagosian by the police, as well as the unlawful policing by some members of the Nigerian Police Force.

We put the public and Lagosians on alert over the rising cases of police brutality and killings that never stopped even after #EndSARS. 

We send our humble tribute and condolences to the family of Monsurat Ojuade and we pray that God grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. 

May her soul and the souls of faithful departed rest in peace.

We want #JusticeForEji

We want #JusticeForJumoke

We want #JusticeForMonsurat

Signed:

Ridwan Ajayi

TIB Lagos Publicity Secretary