Lagos police arraign woman to Kirikiri prison for assaulting cop

A 26-year-old woman, Omorogbe Jennifer Soni, has been arraigned and subsequently remanded in the Kirikiri Female Correctional Centre by the Lagos State Police Command for a serious assault on a police officer in the Ajah area of Lagos. The incident, captured on camera, took place on February 21, 2024.

Omorogbe appeared in court on February 22, 2024, at the Eti-Osa Magistrate Court, Ajah, where she was remanded until the next hearing scheduled for March 27, 2024.

The Lagos State Police Command, through its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, issued a statement advising Lagosians to uphold the law in their day-to-day activities. Hundeyin emphasized that anyone found guilty of violating the law would face appropriate legal consequences.

“The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned one Omorogbe Jennifer Soni ‘f’ aged 26 for serious assault after she was caught on camera assaulting a police officer in Ajah on February 21, 2024. Omorogbe was arraigned the following day, February 22, 2024, at the Etiosa Magistrate Court, Ajah, and has been remanded to the Kirikiri Female Correctional Centre till the next hearing on March 27, 2024. The Lagos State Police Command advises Lagosians to remain law-abiding in their day-to-day activities with all and sundry as anyone found guilty of violating the law would be dealt with in accordance with the law,” said Hundeyin.