Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko
BY Chiemelie Ezeobi
The Lagos State Police Command yesterday dismissed one
of its personnel, Corporal Gaborone Falogbade, with Force number 444123 for
misconduct, an action the command says enforces to its zero tolerance to
corruption and indiscipline.
The dismissed corporal was charged for stealing one of
the seized motorcycles which was taken from defaulters at Ikorodu area of the
state as part of the recent ban on motorcycles by the state government.
The state government had recently banned commercial
motorcycles from 475 out of the 9,100 roads in the state and had charged the
police with the responsibility of enforcing the law.
It was gathered that Folagbade had gone to where such
seized motorcycles were parked, connived with another officer and snuck one
out. Although he was said to have sold it, some chain of events exposed his act
and he was arrested.
Confirming the dismissal the state Police Public
Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the
command's zero tolerance to such misconduct is equal to none.
She said, "The Lagos State Police Command wishes
to use this medium to re-assure the members of the public of her zero tolerance
to corruption and other vices from any member of the command.
"In a swift demonstration of our principle, F/No.
444123 Cpl. Gboroye Folagbade attached to Ikorodu Division has been tried in an
orderly room for an offence of Discreditable conduct for stealing a
motorcycle."
She said the offence is contrary to paragraph (E) of
the first schedule of Police Act and Regulation 370, Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria 1990, thereby necessitating his dismissal.
She said, "The Commissioner of Police Lagos State
Command, Umar Manko, promptly reviewed the proceedings and upheld the findings
of guilt and thereby approved subject’s dismissal from the force with effect
from 16/1/2013.
All police uniforms and other accoutrements have been
retrieved from the suspect and he has been arraigned with one other to Chief
Magistrate Court 11 Ikorodu on 17/01/2013 in Charge No. IKD/B/05/2013 for
prosecution."
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