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Lagos: Police officer detained for shooting 2-year-old girl...
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The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Omotayo Olajide, following the death of a young girl during a shooting incident in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle, Lagos. Tension had gripped Ajegunle, in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, following the alleged shooting of two children by the ASP, resulting in the death of a two-year-old girl.
Context & Background
  • ✦The incident, which reportedly involved a police officer attached to the Ajeromi Police Station, was suspected to have been under the influence of alcohol.
Key Figures & Named Entities
Thursday:The incident, which occurred between 9.30pm and 10pm on Thursday, November 5, 2026, also left another girl injured.Saturday:But the command, in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed that the officer was immediately disarmed and detained, while the State Criminal Investigation Department had taken over the matter.₦2.5 million:UPDATE NEWS: Nigerians can now invest ₦2.5 million on premium domains and profit about ₦17-₦25 million.
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  • ✦The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Omotayo Olajide, following the death of a young girl during a shooting incident in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle, Lagos.
  • ✦Tension had gripped Ajegunle, in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, following the alleged shooting of two children by the ASP, resulting in the death of a two-year-old girl.
  • ✦The incident, which reportedly involved a police officer attached to the Ajeromi Police Station, was suspected to have been under the influence of alcohol.
Key Facts:Thursday: The incident, which occurred between 9.30pm and 10pm on Thursday, November 5, 2026, also left another girl injured.Saturday: But the command, in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed that the officer was immediately disarmed and detained, while the State Criminal Investigation Department had taken over the matter.₦2.5 million: UPDATE NEWS: Nigerians can now invest ₦2.5 million on premium domains and profit about ₦17-₦25 million.Dollars.: All earnings paid in US Dollars.
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The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Omotayo Olajide, following the death of a young girl during a shooting...

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The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Omotayo Olajide, following the death of a young girl during a shooting incident in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle, Lagos.

Who are the key organizations or public figures mentioned?

Tension had gripped Ajegunle, in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, following the alleged shooting of two children by the ASP, resulting in the death of a two-year-old girl.

What timeline or key figures were confirmed?

The incident, which occurred between 9.30pm and 10pm on Thursday, November 5, 2026, also left another girl injured.

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