Thirteen out of the policemen attached to the Anti-Cultism Unit
of the Lagos State Police Command are currently being investigated for
unprofessional conduct. 

The command’s spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti,
said in a statement on Thursday that the policeman were arrested
following a publication which exposed their unprofessional act in
Ikorodu area of Lagos State. 

“The attention of the Lagos state Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal,
has been drawn to the publications on pages 4 and 5 of the Punch
Newspaper’s publication of Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 with the
headline: “CCTV footage exposes policemen who raided a Lagos night
club.” 

“Sequel to the publication, the CP directed that all the policemen involved in the operation be invited for questioning. 

“Presently, 13 out of the 19 officers that
raided Lakers County Night Club in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state have
been arrested. 

“They are undergoing interrogation at the
Command’s X-Squad Section while the rest are expected to report to the
investigating body before midnight,” the statement said. 

The statement added that a team of detectives
had also been dispatched to the hotel to get evidence that would aid the
investigation. 

The CP said in the statement that the command
would not cover-up any of its officers who breaches the standard
operating procedure of the force while carrying out his or her duties. 

The statement said that the CP
promised that at the end of the ongoing investigation, the command would
as usual inform the public of the outcome.