LAGOS POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION AS JEWELLER ACCUSES ITS OFFICERS OF HARASSMENT. (PHOTO).

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Lagos police launch investigation as jeweller  accuses its officers of harassment The Lagos State Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into a viral video of a jeweller accusing some policemen in the Festac area of the state of harassing him.  The command disclosed this in an X post on Saturday. The video, which circulated on X on Saturday morning, shows the businessman engaged in a struggle with some policemen. Later in the video, the businessman could be seen with a bloody face after allegedly sustaining a cut beside his right eye during the struggle with the police officers,  The jeweller later explained that the policemen from the Festac Division had stopped him for a routine search. He said the officers accused him of peddling drugs after finding a scale on him. “I went to deliver a necklace to someone when police officers stopped and searched me in Festac, Lagos. They found nothing on me but saw the scale I use to measure gold and accused me of using...

SUPREME COURT VERDICT: GOV AKEREDOLU HAILS JUDICIARY, DEDICATES VICTORY TO GOD.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has hailed the decision of the Supreme Court which upheld his victory at the October 10, 2020 governorship election in the state. 


The Supreme Court, in a majority judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, four of the seven-member panel dismissed the appeal by Eyitayo Jegede and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the grounds that it was incompetent.


Governor Akeredolu hailed the court, explaining that from the Tribunal to the Supreme Court, twelve judges have ruled in his favor and three against him. 


The Governor particularly thanked the Judiciary for not yielding to any influence, adding that the glory of the election petition success is to God. 


He also appreciated his legal team and those of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the APC. 


He said: "I have every reason to thank God and appreciate the judiciary for not yielding  to any influence. We can still be proud of our judiciary. The glory of this election petition success is to God Almighty. 


“I want to thank the legal team that has represented us. My team, led by Chief Akin Olujimi and other wonderful lawyers for their wonderful work. We thank the INEC team, Charles Edosanwa, SAN; APC team, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Sola Oke and other eminent lawyers."


The Governor again called on Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, to come and join hands with him for the development of the state. 


He said with the judgement of the apex court, the legal tussle has been laid to rest, stressing that it is now time to work more for the people.


Richard Olatunde 

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State. 

July 28, 2021.

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