Policemen arrested over lynching of students in Badagry

According to Punch, the policemen who just stood there and watched
while two young men were beatento death on Sunday July 21 in Badagry,
have been arrested. The police officers, Inspector Adefemi Ashogbon
and Sergeant John Sonayon of the Badagry Police Divisionwere arrested
on Friday August 2nd. Sergeant Sonayon was the policeofficer that
interviewed the victims during their torture. Eight other people have
also been arrested over the lynching.
Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko said,
"The Divisional Police Officer did not present the matter to us the
way it happened. When we started asking questions, we discovered that
the two people, who were killed, were not armed robbers contrary to
what theDPO told us. When we saw the video clips and watched the way
those boys were killed, we told ourselves that we would be failing in
our dutiesif we fail to bring everyone involved to justice."The sooner
they start giving long prison sentences to people who lynch or people
who are even found on the scene of a lynching...just looking sef...the
safer our family and friends will be.