“Dolapo Badmus, Abayomi Shogunle Not Sacked” Police Commission Insists
Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Dolapo Badmus and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Abayomi Shogunle have not been dismissed, a Police Commission source has claimed.
The Police Service Commission, PSC, rubbished the viral claim making wave on social media that it has dismissed Dolapo Badmus and Abayomi Shogunle.
A purported list of dismissal of 37 former SARS officials, including Dolapo Badmus, a former Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, and Shogunle was on social media, with several online platforms feeding on the story without verification.
Shogunle was a former head of the Police Public Complaint Unit.
Many were happy that Shogunle and Dolapo Badmus were purportedly dismissed or demoted by the PSC.
But PSC’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, debunked the report, saying it could not be true as the commission had not met.
“The Commission did not sit yesterday and I am not aware of any dismissal. The Commission meets officially before any decision is taken and it has not met,” he said.
Below is the purported list released by foreign policy analyst, Ayo Akanji on his twitter page:
Abdulhameed Awodi, APNo119444, Erhabo Uwagbie, APNo86180; Idolor Godsent, APNo158580, Mustpha Abubakar, APNo119167, Idoko, APNo 85036, Ilya Aliyu, AP94982, Asabe Luke, APNo,130296, Angela Akaro, AP No, 50829. Iyanda Olufemi AP No, 122857, Gajere Taluwai, AP No, 50569, Ehis Oba, AP No, 129595, Edem Michael, AP No, 1256967, Agha AMA, AP No, 119535, Yusuf Lateef, AP No, 36725, Eliaz Casmir, AP No 57688, Oluwafunmilola, AP No, 122864, Mkay Ali, AP No, 111702, Ado Doko, AP No, 46664, Sani Muhammad, AP No, 50679, Adamu Shaba, AP No, 140320, Adamu Bunu, AP No, 42565, Giade Sabo, AP No, 50579, Dattijo Abdullahi, AP No, 87072, Yahaya Shem, AP No, 86216, Tijani Richard, AP No, 46670, Nwamanna Nelson, AP No, 46675.
Read More: End Police Brutality: IPAN Highlights Power of Unity
Abayomi Shogunle, AP No, 42056, Dominic Agasa, AP No, 120397, Nanbol Lado, AP No, 51071, Ogalgu Tochuckwu, AP No, 190655, Sanusi Rasaki, AP No, 57052, Fakorede Victor, AP No, 41985, Dolapo Badmus, AP No, 87058, Henry Kaboshio, AP No, 50431, Talba Mohammed, AP No, 119579, John Rotimi, AP 57622, Oviemuno Richard, AP No, 87501, Anonde Christopher, AP No, 90934, Godwin Agbo, AP No, 95853, Dr. Emmanuel Eze, AP No, 50282, Hassan Hamidu, AP No, 118063, Theresa Nuhu, 59661, Yisa Gana, AP No, 47717, Ekong Sunday, AP No, 63069, Oboh Irene, AP No, 145355, Okoukoin Daniel, AP No, 181311 and Ogedegbe Abraham, AP, 86152.
Read More: “We Want SARS Back” – Nigerian Governors
But a top police chief said the news of Badmos’ purported dismissal was fake as she was never a SARS officer.
End SARS: 37 officers to be sacked, 24 set for prosecution
The top police chief said the report should be disregarded and discarded as it was fake news.