By Ebinum Samuel
A Lagos based lawyer, chief AIG Gabriel Giwa-Amu, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2, Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade, to intervene in case of police misconduct, malicious damage, illegal disconnection of electricity supply, threat to life and stealing of valuables worth over N16m unleashed on his client, Mr Durojaiye Folorunsho Sodimu, by thugs led by Alhaji Kamal Ajani Raji.
The lawyer said that on the 8th day of July 2025, Kamal led heavily armed thugs to the house of his client, Sodimu, at his house on Foreland Court 2 Estate, Oribanwa Phase 2, Bus Stop, Ibeju -Lekki, Lagos.
The thugs, the lawyer said, did not only illegally disconnected electricity supply to the house of his client, but attacked and inflicted bodily injuries on him. Giwa-Amu disclosed that why Sodimu was being beating, he was able to place a call to his brother, Adewale Ajayi to contact the police.Policemen from Elemoro Police Station were said to have arrived and took away the suspect, Kamal and his client to the station.At the station, Giwa -Amu said his client was not only prevented from making statements, the police at the station refused to arrest the thugs used by Kamal.
“After returning from the police station to his house, he was stopped by the Estate Security men with some three other persons, two wearing Nigerian Army uniform and one wearing Mobile Police uniform. He (our client) has to go to Igando in Ibeju-Lekki to stay with his brother for peace to reign.
“However, the following day, 9th of July 2025, a neighbour called our client that his house has been demolished by the suspect and his thugs who carted away his Toyota Xerra, Jewellries, other valuables worth N16m. Our client went to Elemoro police station to report this but was refused again to make complaints by the officers at Elemero Police Station” the lawyer said.
In similiar development, the lawyer has written to the AIG why his client could not honour police invitation to report at the Zone headquarters yesterday. He said his cient inability to honour the invitation is not unconnected with health issues he sustained from the beatings unleashed on him by Kamal-led thugs.
He enjoined the AIG to use his good office(s) to intervene on the matter with a view to causing proper and detail investigation into the matter which he said with the integrity the AIG is known for, would bring Kamal and the policemen in Elemoro police station to trial .