The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday dismissed the two police officers that allegedly killed a football fan, Kolade Johnson.
According to Citizen Gavel, a non-governmental organisation, the judgement was given in an orderly room trial by the Nigerian Police.
The organisation wrote on Twitter:
“Judgment has been given in the orderly room trial of the officers arrested in connection to the murder of Mr. Kolade Johnson.
“They have been summarily dismissed from the force and they have been transferred to Panti SCIID for further investigation and criminal trial.”
WuzupNaija had reported that the officers stormed Olu Aboderin Street in the Onipetesi area of Lagos while Kolade Johnson was watching a live English Premiership League football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.
The deceased was reportedly shot accidentally by SACS officers who had been pursuing another man at the football viewing centre.
This brutal killing has been widely condemned by alist celebrities, human right activists and social media influencers who have demanded that the culprits must be brought to book.
There has been a public outcry over the killing, with thousands of people using the #EndSARS social media hashtag in the past 24 hours.
Many lambasted the Nigerian police, SARS, and other force agencies for endangering the lives of the citizens they are meant to protect.
Some also narrated similar incidences and opined that the Federal government flush “bad eggs within the Force saying the police needs to make a clear statement by parading them.
