The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three policemen for allegedly attempting to kill a commercial motorcyclist, also known as okada rider,, in the Shomolu area of the state.
The policemen, two inspectors and a corporal, are currently facing an orderly room trial at the Provost unit of the command headquarters in Ikeja.
The policemen were accused of firing at a fleeing okada rider who refused to be extorted.
It was learnt that the okada man was accosted by the officers for allegedly violating the state traffic laws.
The policemen were alleged to have demanded a yet to be ascertained amount from the rider.
Our correspondent gathered that the rider, who pretended to be searching for money from his pocket but zoomed off while the policemen reached for their guns.
Consequently, the policemen opened fire at the fleeing okada man.
The video of the policemen opening fire at a fleeing okada man had gone viral, prompting the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to order for their arrest.
The Lagos State Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the officers were being tried at the Provost office at the instance of the state Commissioner of Police, Biodun Alabi.
“Two police inspectors and a constable involved in the shooting have been arrested. They are currently undergoing an orderly room trial. If they are found guilty, they will be dismissed and charged to court for the offence.
“They were seen in the video shooting at an unarmed person, which is against the use of fire arms,” he said.
