Lagos Police Command Detains ASP For Allegedly Sh0oting D£ad Young Girl In Ajegunle
Lagos Police Command Detains ASP For Allegedly Shooting Dead Young Girl In Ajegunle
The incident occurred between 9.30pm and 10pm on November 5, according to a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi.
The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Omotayo Olajide, following a shooting incident that killed a young girl and injured another in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle, Lagos State.
The deceased, identified as Omole Taiwo, was reportedly hit by a bullet discharged by the police officer during an operation to quell a violent clash between two rival groups on Thursday night.
The incident occurred between 9.30pm and 10pm on November 5, according to a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi.
The command said preliminary findings showed that police personnel were deployed to the area following a distress call over a violent confrontation between two rival groups identified as the Nosamu Boys and the Alayabiagba Boys.
The groups were reportedly fighting over toll collection and were allegedly armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.
However, during the police operation, Olajide discharged his firearm, and the bullet struck the two girls.
Both victims were immediately rushed to Ajeromi General Hospital for medical attention.
While one of the girls was later transferred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where she eventually died, the other is receiving treatment and is in stable condition.
Reacting to the incident, the police command expressed sadness over the death of the young girl and extended its condolences to her family.
It disclosed that the officer had been disarmed and detained, while the investigation had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a thorough and impartial inquiry.
The police said the investigation would establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting and determine the appropriate legal and disciplinary actions.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, was also said to have visited the bereaved family to offer his condolences.
Fatai assured the family that the incident would be thoroughly investigated and that any officer found culpable would face the appropriate consequences.
“The Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, visited the bereaved family in person to express his heartfelt condolences. He assured them that the matter will be thoroughly investigated, justice will be done, and no personnel found culpable will be shielded,” the statement said.
The commissioner reiterated the command’s commitment to protecting lives and pledged that the investigation would be conducted with professionalism, transparency and accountability.
The police also appealed to members of the public with useful information about the incident to report to the nearest police station or the command’s Public Relations Department.
The command assured residents that updates would be provided as the investigation progresses.
