The spokesperson for the command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said hoodlums took advantage of the gridlock to attack motorists after the protest had ended.
Mr Odumosu claimed that those present after 10:00 a.m. were hoodlums, as “activists had informed us that their activity will start by 8:00 a.m. and last till 10:00 a.m.”
According to the police spokesman, the patrol is to be sustained beyond the ember months.
Commissioner of police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered policemen to beef up the state’s security.
The suspect confessed to the crime, claiming to have resorted to self-help after several efforts to recover his money from the victim failed.
The state commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu, warned that suicide was morally wrong and criminal.
“For one to stay years on awaiting trial is a systemic issue of the criminal justice system of the society and not the fault of the suspect,” he said.
During a condolence visit to the family, the police said the killer policeman was undergoing an orderly room trial.
Two unemployed men, Godwin Moses, 22, and Victor Chinobi, 21, were on Monday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for wandering.
Jumoke Oyeleke, 14, was shot dead by the police who opened fire on fleeing demonstrators, shooting indiscriminately into the densely populated Ojota neighborhood.
