Lagos killer policeman dismissed posthumously, family to forfeit N1.5m entitlement

The Lagos State Police Command has announced the dismissal of the policeman who shot dead two brothers and a friend and later killed himself at a Lagos hotel last week.

The family of the policeman, Sergeant James Stephen, will also forfeit his over N1.5 million entitlement.

The policeman was dismissed posthumously by the panel set up to investigate the killing by the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni.

The panel also said that the policeman was on illegal duty at the hotel where the incident took place as he was actually sent to guard a bank.

The PPRO of the state police command, Joe Offor, confirmed the dismissal of the policeman to newsmen on Wednesday.

It was gathered that the affected policeman, having spent over 15 years and having attained the rank of a Sergeant, was entitled to at least N1.5 million.

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