Lagos State Task Force has denied any involvement in the killing of a young school girl at Akoun Village in Ikorodu, Lagos.
Speaking on an online media report credited to the News Agency of Nigeria, Chairman of the task force, Olayinka Egbeyemi, refuted the story, saying the agency was not involved in any enforcement operations around Ikorodu as reported on March 23.
In a statement on Sunday, Egbeyemi said it became necessary to correct the misrepresentation due to persistent inquiries from members of the public and need to set the records straight.
He said it was unfortunate that the inaccurate report has generated negative comments that portrayed the task force team as an irresponsible organisation.
Egbeyemi confirmed that the teenage girl was killed in Ikorodu, but that the police officer involved in the incident was not attached to the state’s task force.
“It is on record that the officer who killed a 17-year-old girl (Adijat Shakiru) at Ikorodu, one Sergeant Mudi Emmanuel, has been arrested and is undergoing ‘orderly room’ at Provost Marshall Unit for professional misconduct over the killing,” he said.
Lagos Police Command had said that the officer involved would be charged for murder.
