The policemen walk into the cell
and hand the next victim a plain
sheet of paper to sign his
signature. Thereafter they collect
back the plain sheet, and then
jokingly ask him; “which water you
want? Ikorodu abi Island?”. Within
days of the signing, they come
back to pick the person, tie a
piece of cloth around his mouth
and take him out of the cell, not
to be seen again.
The Nigerian Police Special Anti-
Robbery Squad, located in Ikeja
Lagos, may have become the
address for the extrajudicial killing
of Nigerians.
Our source, who was miraculously
released from the command some
time ago, narrated to Ekekeee his
ordeal. He said he saw the way
people were being singled out for
execution night after night.
A night or two before he was
eventually released, after the
intervention of a big elected
government official in Abuja, they
came near the gate of the cell and
shouted the name (which we are
withholding) of their next victim.
On hearing his name, the man
began to sob, and ran to hide in
the toilet. The policemen came
into the cell and threatened
everybody to produce him or be
the ones to replace him. Knowing
the end stared him in the face,
the man eventually came out and
watched his wrists grabbed by the
awaiting hands of the cops. “Shebi
we tell you say you go die?,” they
taunted him. Minutes later, a
gunshot outside the cell told the
detainees what they feared:
another person may have been
executed extra judiciously. Till our
source left the place, he never
saw the man again.
A nursing mother went to see her
husband held in the cell for a long
time. She brought food and N1000
cash for him. The policemen
collected the food and money and
asked her to go back, promising
they would deliver the items to
the man. However, our source
said the man had been executed a
month earlier.
Ekekeee sought to confirm the
knowledge of these happenings
from four different police officers
at different locations in Lagos.
While pleading anonymity, they all
confirmed that cases handled at
the Ikeja Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS) are cases ‘between
life and death”.
One police source specifically told
us; “Anybody wey go there no dey
come back”.
When we asked him why they
don’t take the suspects to court
since it is the courts that have the
constitutional powers to decide
matters of execution of offenders,
he said that the police don’t trust
the courts. “Dem go release them.
And if them release them, our
life no safe again.”
After execution, the bodies of
their victims are dumped inside a
canal in either Ikorodu or Lagos
Island.
Ekekeee called the Lagos State
Police Public Relations Officer,
Ngozi Braide, to confirm if she is
aware that this happens in Ikeja, a
man who said he was her Personal
Assistant took the call and gave
our reporter another number
which he claimed was her direct
line. We called the line twice, it
rang without being picked.
We sent a text message seeking
her comments, and up till when
this report was being published,
received no response.
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Nigeria is a lawless country,it has been happening for years all over nigeria.Only the corrupt rich go scot free from the police and law courts in nigeria.The police work hand in hand with the law courts to carry out their nefarious activities.The judges are just as corrupt as the police and politicians in nigeria,even the lawyers too,therefore,there is no law.

As long as these are confirmed armed robbers and other violent animals making life unbearable for peace-loving Lagosians, I 'discreetly' endorse such extra-legal crime control measures by SARS. In any case, I know SARS is about the most effective unit in the police when it comes to battling these deadly robbers. I certainly DO NOT trust the courts to deliver justice.

Too many of these bàstard robbers have been granted bail/released to continue inflicting misery on innocent members of the public. I would be very happy for the police to kill any armed robber caught in the act (after torturing them to release useful information on their partners-in-crime). The bâstards should not enjoy the luxury of a court trial and imprisonment.

Well done SARS!

pro01: As long as these are confirmed armed robbers and other violent animals making life unbearable for peace-loving Lagosians, I 'discreetly' endorse such extra-legal crime control measures by SARS. In any case, I know SARS is about the most effective unit in the police when it comes to battling these deadly robbers. I certainly DO NOT trust the courts to deliver justice.

Too many of these bàstard robbers have been granted bail/released to continue inflicting misery on innocent members of the public. I would be very happy for the police to kill any armed robber caught in the act (after torturing them to release useful information on their partners-in-crime). The bâstards should not enjoy the luxury of a court trial and imprisonment.

Well done SARS!

Those that are the real mass murderers of lagosians that are creating the menaces are the ones you guys sing praises for as leaders.As long as you have unaccountable leaders and law enforcements,the society will ever remain chaotic.

If they take dem to court, judges would release dem which will create more problem for police. Nigeria judiciary system is nothing to write home about. If confirm dat they are armed robbers, let dem be killed. Those criminals have killed many policemen and civilians.a. No be easy job to arrest armed robbers

Some steal with guns and some steal with the pen,should one set face the music and the other set above the law?