The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Omotayo Olajide, following a shooting incident in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle that claimed the life of a young girl and left another injured.
The incident occurred on Thursday, November 5, 2026, between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., when the police officer allegedly discharged his firearm during an operation to quell a violent clash between two rival groups.
The deceased, identified as Omole Taiwo, and the injured girl were reportedly hit by bullets fired by the officer, who had been deployed following a distress call over a clash between the Nosamu Boys and Alayabiagba Boys factions.
The rival groups were allegedly engaged in a violent confrontation over toll collection and were armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons when police personnel arrived at the scene.
Both girls were rushed to Ajeromi General Hospital for treatment, but one was subsequently transferred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, where she later died. The surviving girl is said to be in stable condition and receiving medical attention.
Confirming the incident in a statement issued on Saturday, November 7, the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the officer had been disarmed and detained, while the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) had taken over the investigation.
The statement said the investigation would establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting and determine the appropriate legal and disciplinary action, adding that the Command would not shield any personnel found culpable.
The Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai,l, was also said to have visited the bereaved family to offer his condolences and assure them that justice would be served.
He reiterated the Command’s commitment to protecting lives and conducting the investigation with professionalism, transparency and accountability.
The police urged members of the public with useful information to assist the investigation to report to the nearest police station or the Command’s Public Relations Department, while expressing condolences to the family of the deceased.
