In Lagos
NGO seeks compensation for
family of twins killed by
drunken policeman
Pulse News Agency Local By NAN | 04:52 | 26.01.2016
The Executive Director of the group, Mr Kehinde
Oluwafunso, who made the call at a news conference in
Lagos, added that his organisation would ensure that
justice was done to the family.
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An NGO, Twins Action Aid International, on Monday called
for compensation for the family of the twin brothers and
their friend killed by a drunken policeman in Ketu, Lagos in
December.
The Executive Director of the group, Mr Kehinde
Oluwafunso, who made the call at a news conference in
Lagos, added that his organisation would ensure that justice
was done to the family.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
policeman, Sgt. Stephen James, alleged to have been drunk
on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, shot dead the twin brothers,
Taiwo and Kehinde Oyesunle.
NAN reports that the policeman also killed a friend of the
twins, simply identified as Jeje before shooting himself
dead at Paulson Hotel, Anibaba Street, Ketu. The NGO,
which expressed sadness over the killings, said that the
communities of twins and their friend in Lagos State were
mourning the demise of the young men who were in their
early 30s.
"Morally, the action is highly condemnable in any sane society
because it is an inhumanity to humanity and injustice.
"Constitutionally, the organisation is suing the Nigeria Police for
this heartbreaking and unconstitutional action,’’ Oluwafunso
said.
The executive director said that the Nigeria Police should
compensate the family of Oyesunle and rehabilitate their
mother. Oluwafunso also lamented that the police did not
visit the family of the deceased, particularly their mother.
The NGO called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr
Solomon Arase, and the Lagos Police Commissioner, Fatai
Owoseni, to visit the family as a mark of respect for the
dead.
"The Lagos State Government or the concerned authority should
rename Dairo Street, Ketu, where the twin brothers lived before
their death as Taiwo and Kehinde Oyesunle Street.
"The Federal Government should overhaul the recruitment
process into the Nigeria Police to check the continued
enlistment of assassins,’’ Oluwafunso said.