The Lagos State Police Command says it is not true that the teenage girl who was found dead around the Freedom Park, Ojota in Lagos, where the Yoruba Nation rally was held on Saturday, was killed by a stray bullet fired by a security operative under the Command.
A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said its operatives did not fire live bullets at the rally.
“The command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today. The said corpse was found wrapped and abandoned at a distance, far from Ojota venue of the rally, behind MRS Filling Station, inward Maryland, on the other side of the venue, with dried blood stains suggesting that the corpse is not fresh.
“After a close look at the corpse, a wound suspectedly sustained from a sharp object was seen on it.
“The news is false and mischievous. The command, therefore, urges the public to disregard the news and go about their lawful normal daily activities while investigation to unravel the incident will commence immediately.
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, commiserates with the family of the found deceased and assures that thorough investigation will be carried out.
“The command equally wishes to warn against the spread or peddling of fake and unconfirmed stories as such could be dangerous and counterproductive,” said Adejobi in the statement.
