Ajegunle shooting: Police announce officer’s detention, SCID investigation
The November 7 announcement followed a shooting that killed one girl and injured another during a police operation two days earlier.
The Lagos State Police Command announced on November 7 that it had detained ASP Omotayo Olajide and transferred a case to the State Criminal Investigation Department after a firearm discharge during an Ajegunle operation killed a girl and injured another.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the officer had been disarmed and detained while investigators examined the circumstances of the shooting.
Police give preliminary account
According to the command, the incident occurred between 9:30pm and 10pm on Thursday, November 5, in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle.
Officers had responded to a distress call about a clash between two groups over toll collection. Police said Olajide discharged his firearm during the operation, striking the two girls.
The police account did not explain whether the discharge was intentional or accidental.
Child died after hospital transfer
Police identified the deceased as Omole Taiwo. Both children were initially taken to Ajeromi General Hospital, according to the command.
Taiwo was later transferred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja, where she died.
The November 7 police statement described the surviving child as receiving treatment and being in stable condition. IDNN has not independently verified her condition since that account.
Inquiry to determine further action
The command said the investigation would establish what happened and determine the appropriate legal and disciplinary action.
Lagos Commissioner of Police Tijani Fatai visited the bereaved family and assured them that no officer found culpable would be shielded, according to reports of the police statement.
The officer’s detention is a procedural step, not a finding of criminal liability. No subsequent charge, completed investigative finding or disciplinary outcome was located in the material reviewed. IDNN has not independently established the sequence of the shooting or obtained a direct account from the affected families.