PHOTO: HuffingtonPostThe Ekiti State Police Command has dismissed a Corporal, Ayodele Famodimu, who allegedly shot and killed a commercial driver, Olabode Ojo, at a checkpoint in Oye-Ekiti on Tuesday.
The police officer was dismissed after an orderly room trial. He also appeared before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday and was remanded in prison custody.
The dismissed corporal shot Ojo in the head for allegedly refusing to give him N50 at a checkpoint.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Alberto Adeyemi confirmed Famodimu’s dismissal. He said that policemen were not trained to kill civilians but to protect them and their property.
Adeyemi said: “He has already been dismissed. He is now an ex-policeman. The case is now in court and we have handed everything over to court to decide his fate.
“We did not train him to kill law-abiding citizens. We trained him to safeguard lives and property. Any of them that goes against the law will face the music.
Ekiti killer cop dismissed, remanded in prison custody
