An NGO, Twins Action Aid International,
yesterday called for compensation for the family of the twin brothers and their
friend killed by a drunken policeman in Ketu, Lagos in December last year.
The Executive Director of the
group, Mr. Kehinde Oluwafunso, who made the call at a news conference in Lagos,
added that his organization would ensure that justice was done to the family.
(more after the cut)
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the policeman, Sgt. Stephen James, alleged to have been drunk on
Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, shot dead the twin brothers, Taiwo and Kehinde
Oyesunle.
NAN reports that the policeman
also killed a friend of the twins, simply identified as Jeje before shooting
himself dead at Paulson Hotel, Anibaba Street, Ketu.
The NGO, which expressed sadness
over the killings, said that the communities of twins and their friend in Lagos
State were mourning the demise of the young men who were in their early 30s.
“Morally, the action is highly
condemnable in any sane society because it is an inhumanity to humanity and injustice.
“Constitutionally, the
organisation is suing the Nigeria Police for this heartbreaking and
unconstitutional action,’’ Oluwafunso said.
The executive director said that
the Nigeria Police should compensate the family of Oyesunle and rehabilitate their
mother.
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| Madam Beatrice Oyesunle |
Oluwafunso also lamented that the
police did not visit the family of the deceased, particularly their mother.
The NGO called on the
Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, and the Lagos Police
Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, to visit the family as a mark of respect for the
dead.
“The Lagos State Government or
the concerned authority should rename Dairo Street, Ketu, where the twin
brothers lived before their death as Taiwo and Kehinde Oyesunle Street.
“The Federal Government should
overhaul the recruitment process into the Nigeria Police to check the continued
enlistment of assassins,’’ Oluwafunso said. (NAN)
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