Policeman Detained By Lagos Police Command For Allegedly Killing A Girl In Ajegunle

The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Omotayo Olajide, after his firearm discharged during an operation in Ajegunle, killing a girl and injuring another. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, Olajide discharged his firearm during the operation, hitting the two girls. The incident occurred on Thursday, November 5, 2026, between 9.30 pm and 10 pm, in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle.

Preliminary findings indicated that the personnel had been deployed following a distress call over a violent clash between two rival groups, identified as the Nosamu Boys and the Alayabiagba Boys, over toll collection. The rival factions were reportedly armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons. During the operation to restore order, ASP Olajide discharged his firearm, and the bullet struck the two girls. Both girls were rushed to Ajeromi General Hospital for emergency treatment.

One of the victims, identified as Omole Taiwo, was later transferred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, where she was pronounced dead. The second girl is receiving medical attention and is said to be in stable condition. The police statement did not clarify whether the officer deliberately fired during the confrontation, whether the girls were caught in the line of fire, or whether the weapon discharged accidentally.

The command said Olajide had been disarmed and detained, while the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a thorough and impartial investigation to establish the facts and determine appropriate legal and disciplinary action. The Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, visited the bereaved family to offer condolences and assured them that the investigation would be thorough, pledging that no officer found culpable would be shield even.