The Managing Director of the Lekki Free Zone Ltd, Mr. Tajudeen Disu is among persons killed as Ibeju-Lekki villagers and mobile police officers clashed in  Okunraiye community near Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, this morning.

The villagers said they were on a peaceful protest against "forceful takeover" of their land by the Lagos state government on behalf of Africa’s richest industrialist, Aliko  Dangote and the Lekki Free Zone Ltd when policemen  attacked them reportedly killing two of the protesters instantly.

The villagers said the killing resulted in a crisis.

A local chief in the area told Saharareporters that the Lekki Free Zone Ltd called in anti-riot policemen of "Mopol 49" to kill the protesters because they had insisted too long ago against forceful acquisition of the community land by the Lekki Free Zone Ltd for the construction of a large petrochemical  refinery owned by Mr. Dangote. The chief said the Mopol were led and supervised to the protest scene by Managing Director of the Lekki Free Zone Ltd, Mr. Disu.

But Mr. Disu was also among those downed as the police officers guarding him and protesters clashed, according to the local chief. One of the police officers was also feared dead. The community has been taken over by soldiers reinforced to the community as the crisis escalated.

The village is currently being raided by Nigerian troops sent to the community as a result of the crisis. Many villagers have vacated the village out of fear.
Habib Aruna, who is the Chief Press Secretary to Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode told Saharareporters that the governor had just addressed the media over the crisis. He confirmed that Mr. Disu died in the fracas stating that his body has been deposited at the Lagos State University Hospital for a post-mortem.

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Posted: at 12-10-2015 02:55 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Whai a sad incident! Government should start negotiating with the land owners not taking their lands by force, uuhhhh

Posted: at 12-10-2015 03:14 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

hehee...omo ni ele..... oh yes it happens like
that somtimes...him sef hand might nt be
clean too....

Posted: at 12-10-2015 03:36 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Nawaoooo ddis is really sad...all dis police killing up nd down

Posted: at 12-10-2015 03:43 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

This man has ended up wasting his life just like that. Now that u are dead, that land wey una dey fight for still dey dia oo...

Posted: at 12-10-2015 03:51 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

See now he is dead. U want to forcefully collect pple land. Why Dangote no go build dat same petrolchemical watever in d north. There are many unemply youths in d north and if he build such there, there will be jobs for those who are idle so they will not think of joining boko. They have forcefully taken almost all those pple lands and I like wat they did by defending themselves. Police will not help them cus they don't have money to bribe d police. It is in dat ibeju lekki dat Tunubu has one of d largest land called Tunubu shopping mall still under construction. Ver massive land. For those of u who travel thru there to epe or who go to lakapine tropicana close to eleko beach will kn wat am talking abt. May GOD help those poor pple there from d hands of dis rich thieves there.

Posted: at 12-10-2015 03:52 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Imagine

Posted: at 12-10-2015 04:14 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Incredible

Posted: at 12-10-2015 04:18 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Land matter.RIP

Posted: at 12-10-2015 04:50 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

rip

Posted: at 12-10-2015 06:12 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

How can you forcefully take over someone's land without settlement, Are they not humans like you, dangote? It is quite unfortunate that People are now paying the ultimate price with their lives.

Posted: at 12-10-2015 07:12 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

bros RIP wen next you visit earth again...try
run for land wahala....ok...

Posted: at 12-10-2015 10:18 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

This life is somehow. Now he is gone all he has acquired will be enjoyed by someone else

Posted: at 12-10-2015 11:29 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

R.I.P,nxt leave comot hand 4 land mata.

Posted: at 13-10-2015 06:10 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

i'm hapi wit d outcome of diz incident, gud 4 him. in his next world, b4 he will acquire any land, he must first settle wit d ownerz

Posted: at 13-10-2015 07:04 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

d painful part waz dat, he was fightin 4 dangote, nw where is here? dead, nd dangote is enjoyin his money in london

Posted: at 13-10-2015 07:07 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

d painful part waz dat, he was fightin 4 dangote, nw where is he? dead, nd dangote is enjoyin his money in london

Posted: at 13-10-2015 07:07 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

d painful part waz dat, he was fightin 4 dangote, nw where is he? dead, nd dangote is enjoyin his money in london

Posted: at 13-10-2015 07:07 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

this is sad

Posted: at 14-10-2015 11:42 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

This is a tragic incident. Lagos state government should investigate this and give us the feedback

Posted: at 16-10-2015 09:52 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

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