Lagos State Police Command has described as baseless the report making round that the police working in the command shot and killed a worker of Dangote Refinery in the state.
The Dangote worker was reported to have been killed on November 3.
The clarity was made known on Thursday, November 5, 2020, by the police image-maker in the state, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
SP Adejobi, who said that the report was baseless and unfounded, added that it was a calculated attempt to heat the state and cause chaos.
In a statement he issued, the PPRO said: “The workers of some of the companies working at the refinery had protested against non-payment of their allowances and poor welfare package by their respective employers on 3rd November 2020.
“They were addressed and dispersed peaceably to their various places on the same day.
“There was no shooting at the refinery during the protest.
“It was surprising to read in the news that one Mr Sunday Aondowwase, a 37-year-old employee of Cinoma Contractors, working on the site, was shot and killed by the police during the protest.
“The man who was claimed to have been killed by the police, as contained in the fake news, is alive.
“He came up to the Dangote Refinery on November 4, 2020, to refute the death rumour.”
Adejobi stated further that the Dangote worker was received by the Divisional Police Officer,?Akodo police station, CSP Orire Thomas, and senior staff of the refinery.
The PPRO spoke further that the command has appealed to the general public to disregard the news and always endeavour to confirm any peddled news, particularly on the social media, as such fake breaking news, without adequate confirmation, could be dangerous and counterproductive.
“The general public is also urged to be wary of the antics of certain social media influencers, who are bent on regularly creating violence in the state and across the country in general,” he said.
