Lagos Police Detain Officer After Girl Dies in Ajegunle Shooting

Lagos police have detained and disarmed an assistant superintendent after his firearm discharged during an operation in Ajegunle, killing a girl and injuring another, the command said. The incident occurred on November 5 in the Nosamu area, as officers responded to a reported clash between two groups.

Police identified the deceased as Omole Taiwo. The other girl was receiving medical treatment and was in stable condition, according to a statement issued Saturday by Lagos State Police Command spokesperson Abimbola Adebisi.

Adebisi said preliminary findings indicated that officers were deployed after a distress call about a violent confrontation between Nosamu Boys and Alayabiagba Boys over toll collection. The groups were reportedly armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons. During the operation, the assistant superintendent discharged his firearm, and the bullet struck the two girls, the police account said.

Both girls were first taken to Ajeromi General Hospital. Taiwo was later transferred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja, where she died, police said. The command identified the detained officer as Assistant Superintendent Omotayo Olajide.