Lagos Police detain ASP Omotayo Olajide after a girl is killed and another injured during an operation to stop a clash in Ajegunle
The Lagos State Police Command has disarmed and detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Omotayo Olajide, following the fatal shooting of a young girl, Omole Taiwo, and the injury of another child in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle.
The incident occurred on Thursday night, November 5, 2026, between 9.30pm and 10pm, when police operatives were deployed to the area to quell a violent clash over toll collection involving two rival groups identified as the Nosamu Boys and the Alayabiagba Boys.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the rival groups were reportedly armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.
Adebisi said that during the operation to restore order, Olajide discharged his firearm, and the bullet struck the two girls.
Both victims were rushed to Ajeromi General Hospital for emergency treatment. Taiwo was subsequently transferred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where she was pronounced dead.
The second victim remains hospitalised and is said to be in stable condition.
The police command expressed deep sorrow over the death, describing the loss of an innocent life as tragic. It confirmed that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a thorough and impartial investigation.
According to Adebisi, the investigation is intended to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the shooting and determine the appropriate legal and disciplinary action.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, has also visited the bereaved family to offer his condolences.
Fatai assured the family that justice would be served, pledging that any officer found culpable would not be shielded from accountability.
The command reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, professional conduct and the protection of human life.
It also appealed to anyone with information that could assist the investigation to report to the nearest police station or the Command’s Public Relations Department.
