The witness, Mr Yahyah Emmanuel, an inspector, told the court that he and three other policemen, like the defendant, were on patrol once the seven shots that left three men dead were fired.
In line with the witness, “On October 1, 2009, I was at Adekunle Police Station when we received a distress call informing us of a robbery at Alagomeji after which it four people signed for ammunition and went on patrol. Whenever we got there, we saw three men who ran right into a car and locked themselves up immediately they saw us.
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“I got down from the patrol van with Cpl. Abolaji and asked him to go learn why the men ran into the vehicle when they saw us. After a few years, I started hearing gunshots and I moved to the scene to ask the defendant why he was shooting.”
Yahyah further told the court that one of many men died instantly and the other two died on their method to the overall hospital on Lagos Island.
He explained: “Immediately I got there, Cpl. Abolaji said it had been a blunder and the gun was collected from him by another police who later discovered that seven of the bullets have been fired.”
Counsel to the defendant, Mr Victor Okpala, argued that Yahyah had not seen the defendant fire the shots, adding that the defendant was on red alert.
State counsel, Mrs O. A. Akin-Adesomojo countered that the Inspector had said all he knew in regards to the incident.
After hearing the witness, Justice Ebenezer Adebajo adjourned to October 9 for continuation of trial.
In line with the charge sheet, Abolaji, on October 1, 2009, at 4, Olode Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos at 12.30 a.m shot at three men— Mr Ibrahim Olojede, Rotimi Philips and Friday Uti— which later generated their death, offences which contravened Section 361 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.
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