Policeman to face disciplinary actions for shooting at Ladipo Market –Lagos PPRO

The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that the Police Officer, Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi, who was seen in a viral video shooting indiscriminately into the air at Ladipo Market area, in the state, will face disciplinary actions.

The State Police Command spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure via his X account, on Wednesday, in Lagos.

Recall that, on Tuesday, a video of a Police Officer emerged on social media where he was among Lagos residents jubilating on a street following the reopening of Ladipo Market.

The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had ordered the reopening of the market located in the Mushin Local Government Area of the state after it was shut for days over environmental and safety conditions.

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As residents were jubilating over the reopening of the market, Kwanchi was seen firing shots in the air among the joyous crowd

“The police officer in this video, Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi, serving with the Mobile Police (MOPOL), has been brought in for appropriate disciplinary actions.

“@LagosPoliceNG condemns in its entirety all forms of unprofessional and unethical behaviour on the part of its officers and men; and will definitely bring to book anyone found culpable,” Hundeyin wrote.

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