The Estate of the late businessman in Lagos, Emmanuel Ashamu Oyedele over the weekend condemned the arrest of its workers by Policemen from the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon over a matter that is already before a court of competent jurisdiction and also being investigated by the Lagos State Police Command and the Zone 2 Police Command, Alagbon.
Policemen from one of the sections at the FCID, Alagbon had on Thursday arrested seven workers of the Estate of the late businessman; Emmanuel Ashamu Oyedele despite an already ongoing investigations and arrest of the real killers by Policemen from the Lagos State Police Command.
The Estate described the arrest of the seven workers on Thursday as a hatched plan to forcefully grab a large expanse of land, belonging to the late businessman.
Late businessman estate: A lawyer’s reaction
One of the lawyers to the late businessman’s estate, Bolanle Ibrahim said that the arrest of the seven security men was purely carried out by the Police at FCID to pave the way for one of the parties to forcefully take control and possession of the land.
He also stated that the arrest and the subsequent deployment of Policemen from FCID, Alagbon to protect one of the parties was a disregard to the order of the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, who after listening to the two parties ordered that both parties must maintain status quo.
The lawyer said “From all indications, one of the disputing parties is apparently using the FCID Alagbon to forcefully take over the land.”
He stressed that “You may recall that on the 18th of June 2025, the Police officers from SEB of FCID Alagbon came and arrested a security guard and two passersby around the disputed land.
“After the arrest, they stationed mock Policemen who were on illegal duty on the land to guide the people, who have been brought by one of the disputing parties to the land.
“The AIG Zone 2 and the Commissioner of Police denied deploying the Policemen to the scene and in an effort to restore normalcy, a driver, who was later arrested and still in detention, while trying to escape from the scene in a vehicle, loaded with arms and ammunition, crushed one of his colleagues.”
Ibrahim also added that “The key issue for me is that the death was triggered by the arrest of our security guard by Operatives of the FCID, Alagbon.
“Zone 2 Police Command is already investigating the incident and to make the latest arrest more worrisome is the fact that the Lagos State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti is already investigating a case of culpable murder of the death.”
He decided that “All the parties are being interrogated. Everyone found on the land is also being interrogated. We do not understand the basis of the July 3rd storming of the place by Operatives of FCID Alagbon invading the place to carry out arrest of our security guards.”
He described the arrest as “A decoy to enable one of the disputing parties on the land to control and take possession of the land.”
“Immediately after the arrest of our workers, the other party went to site and started massive construction on the land.
“The Police also took over now and are providing cover and security for the other party on the land.
“The latest action is against two orders. First, the subsisting order of the IGP, which stated that no personnel of the NPF are to be deployed on disputed land or any land matter or being on illegal guard on land-related issue.
“Also, the CP Lagos State, immediately after the death of one person gave an order that nobody must do any work on the disputed land until the conclusion of investigation.
“The Police cannot fold their hands to allow a breakdown of law and order.
“The CP specifically on Monday 23rd of June asked all parties to stop any work on that land. He instructed the Area Commander in charge of Area F and the DPO in charge of Alausa Police station to ensure compliance.”
He noted that “Policemen from Alagbon came and arrested people who are merely security guards. The leader of the Police team, CSP. Taiwo Oyewole till now, has not shown the petition to which the security officers were arrested to either the lawyers or the suspects.”
The lawyer averred that, “It is clear that CSP. Taiwo Oyewole of FCID Alagbon is carrying out the bidding of one of the parties in dispute over that land, and that is against the statutory responsibility of NPF as determined in the relevant extant laws.
“Her conduct does not demonstrate neutrality in the investigation matter as she appears to be a willing tool in the hands of one of the parties on the matter.”
The lawyer also said that, “Already, we have instituted a case, which is before the Lagos State High Court.”
When contacted, the image-maker in charge of the FCID Annex, Alagbon, ASP. Aminat Mayegun said that she was yet to be briefed on the arrest of the workers.
She promised to find out from the affected officers as soon as possible, but she had not done so as at the time of filing this report.