Sanwo-Olu Rewards Police Officer For Saving An Orphan

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rewarded a Superintendent of Police, Mrs Celestine Kalu, for saving the life of an orphan, Ajala, who was shot during a robbery operation by a two- man robbery gang in Ojota.

Kalu, who is also the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ogudu Police Station, was rewarded at the State House, Alausa on Monday for her ‘matchless trait of compassion’.

Ajabor, a 25-year-old orphan from Edo State, was at the Ojota with his friend at about 8pm on September 19 when two men of the underworld waylaid them, attempting to dispossess them of their valuables.

Ajabor’s friend managed to escape from the scene, leaving him at the mercy of the robbers armed with a local pistol. For struggling with them, the robbers shot Ajabor in the bowel at a close range and disappeared from the scene.

A team of policemen led by Mrs. Kalu arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later, meeting the hapless victim in a pool of his blood and thus rushed the victim to two hospitals where he was rejected for lack of bed space.

About 90 minutes after, the victim was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of LASUTH in Ikeja, where he underwent a series of surgery, the cost of which was personally defrayed by Mrs. Kalu.

This extra effort by the police officer saved the life of the orphan whose relatives could not be reached at the time he was admitted into the ICU.

While honouring the DPO, Sanwo-Olu said Mrs. Kalu went beyond the limit of her official duty to save the life of the robbery victim, describing it as “the essence of public service” and “a true spirit of Lagos”.

The Governor said the policewoman demonstrated a rare example that should be emulated by every Lagosian, urging security operatives not to fall short of such act of kindness in the discharge of their duties to the citizens.