Thursday, August 28, 2025 - The Lagos State Police Command has restored order in Owode Onirin after a deadly clash between traders and land grabbers that left three people dead and a police inspector critically injured.
The Command also declared one Abiodun Ariori, CEO of Prosperous Ariori Golden Venture Limited, wanted in connection with the violence.
Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, personally led a combined team of officers from the Operations Department, Police Mobile Force, Rapid Response Squad, tactical units, and detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department to the scene. “Normalcy was restored. The roads were reopened to traffic and people started going about their lawful businesses,” the police statement said.
The Command confirmed that during the clash three persons
sustained fatal injuries and were later confirmed dead at the hospital, while a
police inspector remains in life-threatening condition. Preliminary
investigation linked Ariori to the violence. “He is hereby declared wanted by
the Lagos State Police Command as all efforts to effect his arrest and bring
him to justice has so far proved abortive. It is very clear that he has gone
into hiding,” the statement added.
The police released his description and last known address
in Egbeda, urging the public to provide information on his whereabouts. “If
seen, he should be arrested and handed over to the nearest police station or
call the Lagos State Police Command control room on 08063299264, 09053872208, 08127155150,email: lagosstatepolicecommandikeja@gmail.com
Wherever he is, he should turn himself in at the nearest
police station,” the Command said
The police also confirmed that four officers allegedly
brought in from outside Lagos by the wanted suspect have been identified and
detained at Command headquarters for orderly room trial for going on illegal
duty. The outcome of the probe will be made public.
Meanwhile, the Command clarified that another incident at
Balogun Market earlier today was not a tribal clash but a fight among hoodlums.
“There was an incident of a free-for-all fight between some hoodlums and
miscreants in the Balogun Market in the early hours of today at around 11am.
During the fight, one Ebuka Adindu from Abia State stabbed one Sodiq Ibrahim
from Kogi State to death and the said Ebuka Adindu in turn stabbed himself on
the shoulder and became unconscious. He is currently under arrest in the
hospital where he is being treated,” the statement read.
The police stressed that no innocent lives were lost and no
property was damaged during the Balogun Market incident. “The Lagos State
Police Command wish to reiterate that the incident is not a tribal clash but
purely between miscreants and hoodlums around the Balogun Market. Normalcy has
been restored. Marketers and the general public on the Island and other parts
of Lagos State are encouraged to go about their businesses and other lawful
endeavors without fear or apprehension.”
CP Olohundare Jimoh urged residents to remain law-abiding
and not spread fear. “Lagos is generally peaceful,” he assured.
The statement was issued on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, by
CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, Police Public Relations Officer, on behalf of the
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command.
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