Police probe Lagos DPO for ‘threatening to jail’ resident over car damage

Police probe Lagos DPO for ‘threatening to jail’ resident over car damage

The police command in Lagos says it is investigating Ayanwale Ayodeji, the divisional police officer of Olosan station in Mushin, for allegedly threatening a resident over car damage issues.

In a post published via X on Tuesday, Akin Akinwale, with X handle @mrlurvy, narrated how his friend’s car “brushed” the car of someone, who is a friend to the DPO.

Akinwale said his friend promptly offered to repair the damaged car, but the DPO and his associate insisted that he must be sent to prison regardless.

‘The DPO of Olosan Police Station in Mushin, CSP Ayanwale Ayodeji, is threatening to send my friend to jail,” Akinwale said.

“He boldly told him to go and call whoever he knows insisting that he would ensure my friend rots in jail.

“His offence: My friend’s car brushed the car of someone who turns out to be the DPO’s friend.

“Despite my friend immediately offering to repair the damage, the DPO and his friend are now abusing their authority, insisting they will jail him regardless.

“The saddest is the DPO saying that even if the Inspector-General of Police intervenes, he would not listen. This is pure madness and a blatant abuse of power.”

Reacting to the post, Abimbola Adebisi, Lagos police spokesperson, said the command was investigating the matter.

“The Command has received this complaint and is currently looking into it,” the Lagos police spokesperson wrote.

The Command has received this complaint and is currently looking into it https://t.co/SzWHBiROmU

— SP Abimbola Adebisi (@AbimbolaShotayo) January 20, 2026