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The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of 173 suspects linked to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and murder across the country within one week. According to the police operational situation report covering June 8 to June 14, 2026 obtained by SaharaReporters on Sunday, at least 32 kidnapped victims were rescued, 33 firearms and over 450 rounds of live ammunition were recovered, while 13 suspected criminals were killed during various operations nationwide. The report said the achievements were recorded through intelligence-led operations, coordinated tactical deployments and collaboration with other security agencies and local vigilante groups. “The operational outcomes recorded between 8th – 14th June, 2026, underscore the unwavering resolve of the Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of the 23rd Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to confront crime in all its manifestations,” the report stated. The police said the operations ta...

A police investigation into the controversial murders of Sheriff Ishola Salami and Prince Ademola Akinloye has found no direct evidence linking community leader Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi to the killings, despite earlier allegations made against him by members of the Ojomu Royal Family of Ajiran. The findings were contained in a Police Progress Investigation Report dated May 23, 2026, submitted to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, following a detailed probe into the deaths of the two men who were killed in separate attacks in 2023 and 2024. The report revealed that investigators thoroughly examined allegations that Akanbi masterminded the murders but found substantial evidence supporting his claim that he was outside Nigeria when both incidents occurred. According to the report, the Nigeria Immigration Service confirmed that Akanbi was not in the country at the time Sheriff Salami was murdered on April 18, 2023, and when Prince Ademola Akinloye was killed on August 26...

INTRODUCTION This report is prepared following a review of the Police Progress Investigation Report dated May 23, 2026, concerning allegations that Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi was involved in the murders of Sheriff Ishola Salami and Prince Ademola Akinloye. The purpose of this report is to objectively assess the findings of the Lagos State Police Command and determine whether any credible evidence exists linking Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi to the commission, planning, financing, or facilitation of the two murders. SUMMARY OF THE POLICE INVESTIGATION The investigation arose from a petition submitted by members of the Ojomu Royal Family of Ajiran, who alleged that Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi was responsible for orchestrating the killings of Sheriff Ishola Salami on April 18, 2023, and Prince Ademola Akinloye on August 26, 2024. Following his arrest and transfer to the Lagos State Police Command, extensive investigations were conducted, including: • Interrogation of the suspect in t...

The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has petitioned the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), over what it described as deliberate attempts to frustrate the ongoing investigation and prosecution of suspects linked to the murders of two Ajiran community indigenes, Sheriff Ishola Salami and Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye. In a petition dated June 11, 2026, and signed by its President, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, the civil society organisation urged the Ministry of Justice to safeguard the integrity of the prosecution and resist any external pressure capable of undermining the judicial process. According to CHSR, the petition became necessary following what it termed emerging efforts to distort facts and compromise the administration of justice in the high-profile murder case. The organisation recalled that the immediate past Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, now Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Moshood Olohundare Jimoh,...

Gentlemen of the Press, The attention of the Centre for Citizens Right Protection (CCRP) has been drawn to a press conference addressed by the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) on June 8, 2026, wherein our organization and other concerned citizens were portrayed as faceless agitators, agents of obstruction, and enemies of justice in relation to the ongoing dispute and criminal proceedings arising from incidents within the Ajiran Community of Eti-Osa, Lagos State. Ordinarily, we would not dignify such a politically motivated and clearly sponsored intervention with a response. However, in view of the misleading assertions contained therein, and in the overriding public interest, it has become necessary to set the records straight and to reassure members of the public that our interventions are guided solely by the principles of justice, fairness, constitutionalism, and the protection of citizens' rights. OUR IDENTITY AND STANDING Contrary to the insinuations by CHSR t...

A civil society organisation, Centre for Citizens Rights Protection (CCRP), has petitioned the Attorney General of Lagos State over what it described as an alleged attempt by the state Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to prosecute Alhaji Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi for murder despite what it claims is a lack of prima facie evidence linking him to the crime. In the petition delivered to the Attorney General during a peaceful protest to Alausa, the group expressed concern over the continued detention of Akanbi and urged authorities to uphold the principles of justice, fairness and the rule of law. The group protested from Ikeja Shopping Mall to the office of the Attorney General at Alausa to deliver the letter. In a letter dated June 10, 2026, and signed by Emmanuel Kolawole, the group alleged that Muiz Banire, SAN, is trying to utilise his friendship with the Attorney General to force the state to continue with the case despite evidence of Akanbi proof of Alibi on the two occasion of...