…frowns at jungle justice by residents
The Ogun state Police command on Friday said it will begin tracing of authors of fake news that may cause pandemonium in the stage.
It was stated that the Police said strict action will be taken against fake news content that may lead to breach of security peace in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said this in a statement made available to newsmen.
Oyeyemi said fake news carrier will be dealt with According to the law of the state.
According to the PPRO, the command also wishes to warn those who are in the habit of sending fake news capable of causing fear in the minds of the people to desist from such devilish act as the command will be tracing the source of such fake news with a view to dealing with the author in accordance with the existing law of the land.
Oyeyemi also said the command will take strict actions against any residents of the state putting laws into his hand.
He explained that anyone caught in the habit of jungle justice would be dealt with according to the law of the state.
He said, “Also, the commissioner of police is using this medium to send a note of warning to those who have formed the habit of taking laws into their hands by embarking on jungle justice to deal with suspected criminals, adding that anybody caught in such act will be seriously dealt with.
“A case study at hand is that of four innocent young men that were mistaken for armed robbers who were arrested, beaten and tied both hands and leg by members of the public at oke ata area of Abeokuta on Thursday 23rd of April 2020.
“Save for the quick intervention of policemen attached to the state task force, the four young men would have been beaten to death.
“The commissioner of police has ordered a full scale investigation into the circumstances surrounding the inhuman treatment meted on these young men with a view to bringing those involved to justice. The outcome of the investigation, the Commissioner assured will be made known to members of the public.”
Source: Platform Times
