Lagos Police Disarm, Detain ASP Over Fatal Shooting Of Girl In Ajegunle

The Lagos State Police Command has actually deactivated and apprehended an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Omotayo Olajide, over the deadly shooting of a girl, Omole Taiwo, and hurting of another in the Nosamu location of Ajegunle.

The Command revealed this on Saturday, stating the event happened on Thursday night, November 5, 2026, in between 9:30 pm and 10pm, when cops operatives were released to the location to stop a violent clash in between 2 competing groups over toll collection.

The groups, recognized as the Nosamu Boys and Alayabiagba Boys, were supposedly equipped with cutlasses and other hazardous weapons.

In a declaration provided on Saturday, the Command’s representative, SP Abimbola Adebisi, stated Olajide released his gun throughout the operation to bring back order, and the bullet struck the 2 women.

She stated both victims were hurried to Ajeromi General Hospital for first aid. Taiwo was later on moved to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, where she was noticable dead, while the 2nd woman stayed hospitalised in steady condition.

Adebisi stated the Command deeply was sorry for the loss of an innocent life and had actually moved the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a comprehensive and unbiased examination.

She included that the examination would develop the situations surrounding the shooting and figure out proper legal and disciplinary steps.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, has actually checked out the bereaved household to provide his acknowledgements and guaranteed them that justice would be served.

He vowed that no officer discovered culpable would be protected, while repeating the Command’s dedication to openness, responsibility and the defense of human life.

The cops advised anybody with info that might help the examination to report to the closest police headquarters or the Command’s Public Relations Department.