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Police bullet kills girl, injures another in Lagos

Police bullet kills girl, injures another in Lagos
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Photo: Lagos Police The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Omotayo Olajide, after his firearm discharged during an operation in Ajegunle, killing a girl and injuring another. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, during a condolence visit to the family of Omole Taiwo, the girl killed in the Ajegunle shooting, on Saturday.
Context & Background
  • ✦According to a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, Olajide discharged his firearm during the operation, hitting the two girls.
Key Figures & Named Entities
Saturday:The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, during a condolence visit to the family of Omole Taiwo, the girl killed in the Ajegunle shooting, on Saturday.Saturday:According to a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, Olajide discharged his firearm during the operation, hitting the two girls.Thursday:The incident occurred on Thursday, November 5, between 9.30 pm and 10 pm, in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle, during a police response to a clash between two rival groups, identified as the Nosamu Boys and Alayabiagba Boys.
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Key Takeaways
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  • ✦Photo: Lagos Police The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Omotayo Olajide, after his firearm discharged during an operation in Ajegunle, killing a girl and injuring another.
  • ✦The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, during a condolence visit to the family of Omole Taiwo, the girl killed in the Ajegunle shooting, on Saturday.
  • ✦According to a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, Olajide discharged his firearm during the operation, hitting the two girls.
Key Facts:Saturday: The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, during a condolence visit to the family of Omole Taiwo, the girl killed in the Ajegunle shooting, on Saturday.Saturday: According to a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, Olajide discharged his firearm during the operation, hitting the two girls.Thursday: The incident occurred on Thursday, November 5, between 9.30 pm and 10 pm, in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle, during a police response to a clash between two rival groups, identified as the Nosamu Boys and Alayabiagba Boys.
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Assistant Superintendent of Police Omotayo Olajide's firearm discharged during an operation in Ajegunle, killing a girl and injuring another.

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Photo: Lagos Police The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Omotayo Olajide, after his firearm discharged during an operation in Ajegunle, killing a girl and injuring another.

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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, during a condolence visit to the family of Omole Taiwo, the girl killed in the Ajegunle shooting, on Saturday.

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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Tijani Fatai, during a condolence visit to the family of Omole Taiwo, the girl killed in the Ajegunle shooting, on Saturday.

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