Court Remands Dismissed Killer Cop Samuel Phillips, Over Murder Of 18-year-old Girl
The magistrate court sitting at Yaba, Lagos, has remanded Samuel Phillips, the police sergeant dismissed over his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Monsurat Ojuade, an 18-year-old girl. Announcing the sacking of Phillips, the Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu in a statement of Friday said Phillips was dismissed after the conclusion of his orderly room trial. “The suspect will be charged to court for murder,” he added. The statement reads: “This is to inform the general public that Sgt Samuel Phillips who was tried for the shooting incident of 11th September 2021 that led to the death of Monsurat Ojuade has been dismissed from the Nigerian Police Force. He was dismissed after the conclusion of his orderly room trial. The suspect will be charged to court today for murder. “Recall that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had promised that the matter would be properly investigated.