Judge's leave stalls hearing of police officer who allegedly killed teenager

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The deceased's family insists their daughter was not killed by a stray bullet but was shot at close range.

order for the officer in September following the application for remand by the police counsel when the defendant was presented at the court.Mr Philips was arrested by the police for allegedly shooting Ms Ojuade at her residence at Mogaji street, Surulere, on September 11.Tosin Ojuade, the deceased’s sister, had alleged that one of the officers tried to force the gate open from the outside and fired shots into the compound, and the bullet hit the deceased on her two thighs.

But the police claimed that the deceased was hit by a stray bullet, adding that the “erring police officer”, a sergeant, has been dismissed and detained. The deceased’s family, through their lawyer, however, insisted that the teenager was shot at close range.

 

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