Lagos Police Sacks Sergeant as Court Remands Him over Murder of Teenager

Following the conclusion of his orderly room trial, the Lagos State Police Command has dismissed Sergeant Samuel Phillips from service after being found guilty in the killing of one Monsurat Ojuade in Ijeshatedo area of the state.

This is as a Yaba Chief Magistrate Court, yesterday remanded Sergeant Phillips in custody over alleged murdered of Monsurat.

Chief Magistrate Mrs. Adeola Adedayo remanded the 30 years old dismissed officer, pending the legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

In a signed statement yesterday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, disclosed that Phillips would be arraigned in court yesterday to face the law.

The statement read: “This is to inform the general public that Sgt. Samuel Phillips who was tried for the shooting incident of September 11, 2021 that led to the death of Monsurat Ojuade has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.

“He was dismissed after the conclusion of his orderly room trial. The suspect will be charged to court today (Friday) for murder.

“Recall that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had promised that the matter would be properly investigated and that justice would be served. This action is, therefore, done in fulfillment of that promise.

“The Commissioner of Police further sympathises with the bereaved family, and reiterates his earlier promise that justice would be done in this case.”

The defendant whose residential address was not given, was charged before the court on a one-count charge of murder preferred against him by the police.