Police Inspector Killed by Furious Youths in Ogun

Rage was flared up in the youths of Oke-Odan community in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun last Monday, when security operatives shot one of them, Yinka Falola. The violence that erupted between the youths and policemen led to the killing of a police inspector, Kolapo Lasisi.

A source said a police officer, Inspector Olusesan Sounde attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos, allegedly shot and killed 30-year-old Falola on Monday afternoon.

The FED-SARS inspector had allegedly slapped Falola who was on a motorcycle on his way from the farm. Falola was said to have retaliated, infuriating the police inspector who allegedly cocked his rifle and shot him.

After firing the shot, the alleged killer policeman was said to have insisted that Falola was a smuggler.

“Yinka (Falola) was never a smuggler, he was a commercial driver. He had altercations with one of the SARS men and the policeman slapped him. He retaliated and the policeman fired at close range killing him instantly,” the source said.

The death of Falola, a father of two, on Monday  triggered a reprisal attack with the youths violently protesting the killing. The angry youths burnt two police vehicles and vandalized 12 others at the Oke–Odan police station.

On Wednesday, another round of the violence erupted which resulted in the alleged killing of a police inspector, Kolapo Lasisi.

The state Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident said the police inspector was killed by the angry youths. He stated that the youths launched a nocturnal raid on the SARS check point where they killed the police inspector, buried him in the swamp and took away his riffle.

According to Adejobi the inspector who killed Falola had already been arrested and detained at the command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, while the corpse of the slain inspector had been exhumed from the swamp.

Ikemefuna Okoye, the state Commissioner of Police,  visited the town on Wednesday where he held a meeting with the traditional ruler of the community over the crisis.