The Nigeria Police has dismissed the policeman that fired the shots that injured a former member of the House of Representatives and a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded primaries in the state, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele and five others in Ado-Ekiti.

The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bello Ahmed announced the dismissal of the erring cop who wreaked havoc at a reception held by the APC for the campaign take- off of its governorship  candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Monday.

Fielding questions on the Morning Show, Ahmed said: “The policeman involved is dismissed already and even though he’s nursing some injury, at the appropriate time, he will face the law of course. Nigerians will be briefed on the outcome of our actions.”

The CP also revealed that the politician that brought the erring policeman was also in police detention and that he would be charged to court at the appropriate time.

On measures being put in place for the forthcoming governorship election in the state, the Ekiti CP added: “We have robust arrangement to regulate and observe these political activities as its unwinding in Ekiti State.

“We just got a robust deployment of mobile policemen and that will be increased as the campaigns are progressing. You know what is on the ground will determine what will be done.

“If the satiation on ground dictates we behave otherwise, we will do provided it is within the confines of the law. This morning (Monday) I’ll be having a meeting with all the political chairmen. We have programmes for them.

“We are going to regulate every inch of activity in the state. We will not sit down and tolerate any act of lawlessness, whoever is involved. The police, we are willing, competent to take actions against any group or persons, either individual or group as far as this campaign is concerned.”

Reacting to the contention in some quarters that the incident was an attempt to assassinate some individuals, particularly Dr Kayode Fayemi, Ahmed said it was not the truth, warning people against politicizing every situation.

His words: “It’s not true. We shouldn’t be making politics out of situations. As far as we are concerned, it’s a major incident and it’s an isolated matter. I advise everyone, we shouldn’t make politics out of this incident.

“The policeman has been arrested. In fact, he was almost lynched if not for our quick response. The other party member that brought him from Lagos too is arrested. So, there is no politics we should make with this incident.”