A special police team set up by the Lagos State police command to investigate the lynching of two men Ifechukwudi Nwanikpor (25) and Kazeem Onayemi (26) by villagers from the Tozukame community in Ajara, Badagry, has begun gathering evidence against the suspects.

The team is said to be headed by a former Officer -In-Charge of the Homicide Department of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.
Other officers are said to have been drawn from the State Intelligence Bureau as well as other police formations in the state.

A source, who requested anonymity said that the team was set up to carry out a thorough investigation of the lynching following the role the officers attached to the Badagry police station played while the victims were murdered in cold blood. Prior evidence showed that they did nothing but watch as both men were killed.

It was also gathered that the DPO of the Badagry police station has since been transferred for calling the victims armed robbers before an investigation was carried out.
A new DPO is expected at the station on Monday.

The special team has since visited the families of the deceased at Ajara to commiserate with them and also take statements and exhibits of the daylight murder.

Last week, the policemen also visited the scene of the crime, where the victims were murdered and gathered the planks and other objects used by the villagers in the killing on July 21.

It was further gathered that the team arrested about nine persons in connection with the murder including the traditional ruler of Agamathen, a ruler in Tozukame community.

Also, the police team arrested the station officer of the Badagry police station Inspector Adefemi Ashagbon for his role in the lynching. All are said to be in custody at the State Command in Ikeja.

The deceased were killed and labelled armed robbers but video clips, which went viral on Youtube shows how they were framed and murdered in cold blood.

A second video clip also exposed the policemen identified as Inspector Adefemi Ashogbon, the station officer of the Badagry Police Station and one Sergeant John Sonayon as they stood and allowed the jungle justice; the video clip also shows a police van with a team of policemen at the scene.

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