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OLOWA PACIFY AGGRIEVED PARTY OVER ONOSA MAYHEM

1 September 2025Ibeju Lekki LG
OLOWA PACIFY AGGRIEVED PARTY OVER ONOSA MAYHEM

In a bid to pacify and appeal to the aggrieved party at onosa community over the killings of their kinsmen. The Executive Chairman of the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government, Hon. (Engr) Abdullahi Sesan...

In a bid to pacify and appeal to the aggrieved party at onosa community over the killings of their kinsmen. The Executive Chairman of the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government, Hon. (Engr) Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, has taken a laudable initiative by appealing to the representative of the Arewa people, whose kinsmen were shot dead by a police officer at onosa community, here in ibeju-Lekki, Lekki -Expressway. Addressing members of the Arewa group led by their leader, Aseriki Musa Abubakar, Arewa leader in Ibeju-Lekki general, alongside other Executive Members of the group. Expressing his dissatisfaction over the killings of his kinsmen, he narrated what happened between the police man and his kinsmen which led to the civil disorder within the community and how he appealed to his people not to take law into their hands over the matter. The Mayor after listening with rapt attention to the Seriki general, emphasized on the need to bring the culprit to book. He noted that justice would be served to relatives of the deceased and they would be compensated accordingly. He assured that the medical Bills of these deceased would be paid by the government. He further stated that the peace and security meeting would meet to schedule a meeting between the Association of Okada Rider of the community and the Police to have an holistic view of the unfortunate incident that claimed three lives so as to guide against future reoccurence. Present at the brief meeting with helmsman were members of the Arewa group namely, Abdullahi Sadu, Seriki of Onosa, Abdurasaq Sahabi, Epe Seriki, Rabiu Umaru, family member of one of the deceased, Musa Sule, Chairman Arewa Community in Ibeju-Lekki, Hassan Muhammed, Seriki Awoyaya, Mustapha Shabi Ibrahim, Secretary General in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government.

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