- Seven in Custody Over Site Engineer’s Death Amid Lagos Land Tussle
- Osuolale alleged that influential figures are attempting to derail the investigation by pressuring the police to release the suspects
- Osuolale maintained that all legal procedures for acquiring the land were properly followed
Operatives from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Alagbon have apprehended seven individuals in connection with the death of site engineer Badmos Olatunji Monsur.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that he was reportedly killed during a violent attack on a property allocated by the Lagos State Government in the Agidingbi area of Lagos.
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The arrested suspects — Abdullahi Ogunleye (also known as Jogunomi), Ismaila Kayode, Mathew Babayomi, Gbemiga Adebayo, Olaoluwa Omosofe, Misiliu Jimoh, and Idris Olanrewaju — are believed to be part of a group that forcefully invaded the site, leading to the fatal incident.
Akeem Osuolale, Chairman of Nigercat Nigeria Group of Companies and employer of the late engineer, expressed concerns during a press briefing. He alleged that influential figures are attempting to derail the investigation by pressuring the police to release the suspects.
“I want to begin by commending the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, and the former head of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), CSP Taiwo Oyewale, for acting swiftly and arresting some of those responsible for the killing of my site engineer,” Osuolale stated.
He, however, expressed disappointment over what he described as the Lagos State Government’s silence and lack of action, despite being the authority that allocated the property and received all the required payments.
“We had arrested some of the attackers in the past and took them to Alausa Police Division and FCID Alagbon, but surprisingly, they were released the same day. Meanwhile, some of my workers and colleagues of the deceased are still being detained on the orders of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police,” he added.
Osuolale maintained that all legal procedures for acquiring the land were properly followed and necessary fees were paid.
He further alleged that petitions had been submitted to the police before the fatal incident, but the suspects had reportedly influenced some law enforcement officers to obstruct justice.
“They’ve threatened to kill me and my workers and bragged about having the police in their pockets. Some of them even have a history of murder in Ogun State. Now, they have stationed over 25 heavily armed thugs on the site where my worker was killed,” he alleged.
He further revealed that after a petition was submitted to the Inspector General of Police, a discreet investigation was initiated, which led to the arrest of the suspects during a raid conducted by CSP Taiwo Oyewale’s team.
“Unfortunately, there is mounting pressure on CSP Oyewale from some senior police officers to release the arrested suspects,” he said.
Osuolale also alleged that the sponsors of the suspected killers have vowed to manipulate the legal system. “They boasted that they control the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and that, at worst, the suspects would be charged and released.”
He urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to intervene and ensure that justice is served for the murdered site engineer, warning that inaction could encourage further acts of lawlessness.
