Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, said on Monday that he knew a former governor in one of the South-West states who had a killer squad that helped him to eliminate his political opponents.

Falana, who spoke at the University of Ibadan, said the former governor’s killer squad was headed by a police officer, who was the Chief Security Officer to the then-governor.

He said one of those killed by the killer squad was “a World Bank expert,” but he did not name the former governor in question.

Falana said one of the arguments against the creation of state police was that governors would use them to hunt their political opponents.

He, however, maintained that state police remained the solution to Nigeria’s insecurity problem.

He suggested how state police should be structured to insulate them against abuse by state governors.

A statement on Monday said Falana delivered the maiden Memorial Public Lecture in honour of late Prof. Olumuyiwa Awe at the Trechard Hall, UI.

He said, “Many citizens are opposed to the creation of state police for the fear that it may be used to haunt political opponents of some state governors. I know a state governor in the South-West who once had a killer squad headed by his Chief Security Officer, a police officer.

“One of the unarmed citizens mowed down by the illegal squad was a World Bank expert. All efforts to prosecute the suspects, who were indicted in several killings of unarmed citizens by the squad, have been frustrated by the state government. The story is the same in a few other states in the country. To that extent the fear of the possible manipulation of state police is genuine.

“To avoid a situation whereby abuse of police powers is decentralised any security service established by state governments should be democratically controlled. The service will be founded by the state governments and superintended by an independent state police council of five members. The members of the council should be accredited representatives of the state government, labour, women, youths and the business community.

“The service will police the state and see to the enforcement of all the laws enacted by the House of Assembly. The success of the civilian Joint Task Force in the counter-insurgency operations in Borno State has proved that the best way to police a country is to recruit, train and equip young men and women to operate in their own communities.

“The colonial practice of posting police personnel to operate outside their states of regions was meant to suppress and intimidate colonial subjects by strangers. It is a practice which has become counter-productive in a post-colonial state. Every police officer should operate in their community, speak the local language and mix freely with the people.”

https://punchng.com/i-know-an-ex-gov-who-had-a-killer-squad-falana/amp/

Lagos state...if Funsho Williams comes to mind, then you go don know the governor already



Wow..FTC ...I dedicate this FTC to Aysha110

modified : for those quoting me and saying I'm wrong...simple question for you: do you have the answer to the question? And even if you do are you the examiner?

By refusing to mention the ex governor do you know Falana has become an enabler for crime ?

With the quality of people we still have as governors in Nigeria State police will be dangerous as it will be abused to the core but in the giving circumstances of a president Buhari that has misused the powers of the police to further the cause of Islamist Jihadist in Nigeria then we have no option than to opt for state police to save ourselves from the Jihadist

Ayo Fayose

World bank expert Dr Ayo Daramola

I know a marauding tribe of killer herdsmen who have a president.

Dr. Ayo daramola
People done waste for this country o
Funsho Williams
Dipo Dina

okpalaAnambra:
Lagos state...if Funsho Williams comes to mind, then you go don know the governor already

was funsho a world Bank expert

This is the ex governor the man was afraid to mention.

He should have mentioned his name.

This sort of dem say dem say has never helped anyone oh

Just went back in time to do some research and I think he was referring to one Ayo Daramola and all the evidence seem to point to Fayose ..If Fayose was involved in that Killing he will get his karma soon ...I hate people that plot the death of other for any reason

Hypocrite, what did you do about it, why didn't you file a petition back then? Baba I beg shift go one side, people in Naija are still dealing with the plague (Gen M Buhari) you brought upon them

Ok gossip girl.

I never knew Falana to be such a fool.

And he has not gone to police station to report

Why are you telling us? Tell the police biko.
Btw, na Fayose bẹ dat, But is Fayose as deadly as Gbenga Daniel? That guy nearly commot everyone for Ogun State

iwaeda:
And he has not gone to police station to report

Are you a baby or you just arrived in naija

Na Tinubu & Gbenga Daniels joor!

Hmmm Ayo Daramola...Ekiti story

coward falana, so you still wan carry the person name to your grave

Ayo Daramola was a Gubernatorial candidate in the 2006 Ekiti state election. He was a world bank expert and was killed by assassins...Selah
http://ayo-daramola.memory-of.com/

AroleOduduwa2:
Hypocrite, what did you do about it, why didn't you file a petition back then? Baba I beg shift go one side, people in Naija are still dealing with the plague (Gen M Buhari) you brought upon them

File petition that? ...the man calling someone Hypocrite.

Killer squad? And ntn is done to the ex governor? Smh

Abeg who kill Funsho Williams?

iwaeda:
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, said on Monday that he knew a former governor in one of the South-West states who had a killer squad that helped him to eliminate his political opponents.

Falana, who spoke at the University of Ibadan, said the former governor’s killer squad was headed by a police officer, who was the Chief Security Officer to the then-governor.

He said one of those killed by the killer squad was “a World Bank expert,” but he did not name the former governor in question.

not-so-subtle finger pointing at Ayo Fayose

We all know him

Nawa ooooooo

They all have killer squad