called for compensation for the family
of the twin brothers and their friend killed by a
drunken policeman in Ketu, Lagos in December.
Mr Kehinde Oluwafunso, who is the Executive
Director of the organization made this call at a news
conference in Lagos, added that his organisation
would ensure that justice was done to the family.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the policeman, Sgt. Stephen James, alleged to
have been drunk on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015,
shot dead the twin brothers, Taiwo and Kehinde
Oyesunle.
NAN reports that the policeman also killed a
friend of the twins, simply identified as Jeje
before shooting himself dead at Paulson Hotel,
Anibaba Street, Ketu. The NGO, which expressed
sadness over the killings, said that the
communities of twins and their friend in Lagos
State were mourning the demise of the young
men who were in their early 30s.
"Morally, the action is highly condemnable in any
sane society because it is an inhumanity to
humanity and injustice.
"Constitutionally, the organisation is suing the
Nigeria Police for this heartbreaking and
unconstitutional action,’’ Oluwafunso said.
The executive director said that the Nigeria Police
should compensate the family of Oyesunle and
rehabilitate their mother. Oluwafunso also
said that the police failed to visit the family of
the deceased, particularly their mother.
The NGO called on the Inspector-General of
Police, Mr Solomon Arase, and the Lagos Police
Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, to visit the family
as a mark of respect for the dead.
"The Lagos State Government or the concerned
authority should rename Dairo Street, Ketu, where
the twin brothers lived before their death as Taiwo
and Kehinde Oyesunle Street.
"The Federal Government should overhaul the
recruitment process into the Nigeria Police to check
the continued enlistment of assassins,’’ Oluwafunso
said.
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