Police have debunked the alleged killing of a 14-year-old girl at the Yoruba Nation Rally.
Gatekeepers News reports that Lagos State Police Command has debunked the alleged killing of a 14-year-old girl who was reportedly hit and killed by a police bullet on Saturday, 3 July 2021 at the venue of the Oodua Republic Mega (Yoruba Nation) Rally in the Ojota area of the state.
The Police Spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi while debunking the rumour in a statement, said “it’s a calculated attempt to create confusion and fears in the minds of the good people of Lagos State and the country at large.”
Adejobi noted that “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 the 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.”
According to him, “the news is false and mischievous.”
The Command, therefore urged the general public to disregard the news and advised residents to go about their lawful normal daily activities while investigation to unravel the incident will commence immediately.
The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, therefore, commiserated with the family of the found deceased and assured that a thorough investigation will be carried out.
The Command further warned against the spread of fake and unconfirmed stories as such could be dangerous and counterproductive.
