Residents of Ibeju-Lekki community deny knowledge of body found in Lagos lagoon’
By Modupe Shodeinde
Residents of Akodo community in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State have denied knowledge of the alleged recovery of a body from the lagoon by policemen.
The Nation reported that police had stormed the community and randomly rounded up residents following a newspaper report that a 40-year-old-man, Wale Kalejaiye, was abducted from policemen in the Akodo and recovered on a beach in the area.
The Baale of Akodo, Chief Adebayo Ogunlaja said, a team of detectives from MOPOL 20 and 49 both of the Akodo Division visited Akodo and told the residents that a body had been recovered from the lagoon.
“We told them we didn’t know anything about it. But to our greatest dismay, the Police Mobile Force said they had names of certain people from the community on their wanted listed.” he said.
Also the Community Scribe, Idris Akeem said Policemen who identified themselves as operatives of the IGP’s Monitoring Unit came to the community and arrested people at random.
“They arrested Alhaji Bariwu Oluwo, Ayomikun Ogunlaja, son of the Baale, who came on a visit, Agbaje Tajudeen and Bikonse Olusegun and moved them to Force Headquarters, Abuja. We’re a peace-loving and law-abiding community.”
Attempts to reach the Force Spokesman Frank Mba, has not been successful.
