The Management of Lagos State Polytechnic has denied any complicity in the arrest and ongoing investigation and trial of eight of its workers as it is currently being peddled by some people and a session of the media.
According to the management, the story making rounds to smear the image of the Polytechnic’s Management is a calculated attempt to distract the general public from the heinous act.
A statement obtained by SUNRISE NEWS on Thursday said LASPOTECH Management asserted that the affected staff members are currently facing trial were invited by the Nigeria Police for interrogation and charged to court in line with the dictates of the law.
The suspects, were alleged to be involved in assaulting with petrol, two officials of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and physically attacked and injured the Polytechnic’s Director of ICT on Friday, 29th March, 2019 during the preparation for the JAMB CBT mock examination exercise in the Polytechnic
JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, while reporting on the readiness of his Board for the 2019 JAMB examination to the Minister of Education- Mallam Adamu Adamu on Monday, 1st April, 2019 had lamented the attempt to set some of his officials ablaze at LASPOTECH centre and vowed to ensure justice is done.
It
would also be recalled that, the affected officials reported the assault at the
Shagamu road police station, and the Nigeria police had since taken over the
case.
The
ongoing trial is strictly between the Nigeria Police and the suspects. It has
nothing to do with the ongoing trade dispute that is already being attended to
by the Lagos State Government.
