The policeman whose gunshot injured a former member of the House of Representatives, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele and five others at a reception rally by the All Progressives Congress (APC) last Friday, has been dismissed from the Nigerian Police Force.
The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti Command, Mr. Bello Ahmed, disclosed this on a live television programme, aired in Ado Ekiti, yesterday.
The CP also read a riot act to politicians in the state yesterday, warning them to abide by the rules governing the conduct of election to prevent anarchy in the state.
He said the command will not fold its arms and allow people to breach the 1999 constitution and the Electoral Act in the name of election.
The Police boss assured that his men will be neutral in the July 14 election and won’t do anything that would make them look as if they were working for a certain political party.
“What I want from men is professionalism. We are going to be guided by the instrumentality of the law, because this election is going to be a different ball game.”
On the deployment of more anti-riot policemen to Ekiti since last week, Ahmed said: “You know what is on the ground will determine what will be done. If the situation on ground dictates we behave otherwise, we will do provided it is within the confines of the law.
The CP said “the policeman involved is dismissed already and even though he’s nursing some injury; and at the appropriate time, he will face the law. Nigerians will be briefed on the outcome of our actions.”
Ahmed also explained that the politician that brought the erring cop was also in detention and that at the appropriate time, he would be charged to court.
“We are going to regulate every inch of activity in the state. We will not sit down and tolerate any act of lawlessness, whoever is involved.”
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