The Lagos State Police have denied involvement in the death of a 14-year-old girl hit by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation Mega Rally, in Ojota area of the state.

In a statement Saturday, signed by the command’s spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police described the allegation as a calculated attempt to create confusion and fear in the minds of the good people of Lagos State and the country at large.

Adejobi noted that policemen deployed to the protest scene did not fire a single bullet at the scene, therefore there was no way bullet could have hit anyone.

“The Command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today. The said corpse was found wrapped and abandoned at a distance, far from Ojota venue of the rally, behind MRS Filling Station, inward Maryland, on the other side of the venue, with dried blood stains suggesting that the corpse is not fresh.

“After a close look at the corpse, a wound suspectedly sustained from a sharp object was seen on it,” the statement said.

The Command described the news as false and mischievous, and urged the general public to disregard the news and go about their lawful daily activities, even as it warned the public against fake news.

The Command likewise promised to commence an immediate investigation to unravel the incident.

The statement said, “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, therefore commiserates with the family of the found deceased and assures that thorough investigation will be carried out.

“The Command equally wishes to warn against the spread or peddling of fake and unconfirmed stories as such could be dangerous and counterproductive.”

(This Day)

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