Police officers involved in Badagry lynching get bail

According to new reports, the police officers indicted in the lynching

of two innocent young men (Ifechukwudi Nwanikpor,25, and Kazeem

Onayemi, 26) in Ajara, Badagry, have been granted bail.



The officers were arrested due to their alleged involvement in the mob

action that led to the brutal killing of the two young men as captured

by various video clips which later went viral on the internet.



According to our source, Inspector Adefemi Ashogbon, Sergeant John

Sanayon and seven other police officers were granted bail due to their

deteriorating health in detention and were allowed to seek medical

attention pending the outcome of the investigation and date of their

trial.



A video recording by some bystanders exposed Inspector Adefemi

Ashogbon and Sergeant John Sanayon, who were attached to the Badagry

Police station, at the scene of lynching while seven others police

officers were detained for allegedly planting guns on the victims and

labelling them armed robbers.



Several calls were made to the Lagos state police spokesperson, Ngozi

Braide, in a bid to ascertain the grant of bail. However, they went

unanswered.