Rights group, residents seek justice for slain Lagos monarch’s son

The Centre for Human and Social-Economic Rights (CHSR) and residents of the Ojomu community, Lagos, have cried out for justice over the gruesome murder of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye, the son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land, Oba Tijani Akinloye, Sateru II, around the Lekki area of Lagos State. Akinloye was murdered in broad daylight on Monday, August 26, around Chevron Drive.

According to reports, the deceased was waylaid by assailants who shot and macheted him to death. President of CHSR, Alex Omotehinse, told journalists at the Ikoyi cemetery, Obalende, after the internment of the deceased that the motive of the assailants could only be ascertained after a thorough police investigation.

He, however, added that it is imperative to emphasise that the manner of his death followed the pattern of the murder of Mr Sheriff Ishola Salami at Moba town adjacent to Ajiran on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

He said: “It should be in the public interest for the police to prioritise the investigation of the assassination of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye and the earlier incident involving Mr Sheriff Ishola Salami to ascertain the immediate and remote causes, considering concerns and fears elicited among the inhabitants and cross sections of residents of the Ojomu community of Ajiran land.”

“It must be reiterated that the killers of Salami are yet to be investigated, apprehended and brought to book 16 months after the incident. Despite the efforts by the family, the leadership of the Ojomu community and our organisation to get the police to conduct an investigation and unearth the immediate and remote circumstances surrounding the assassination, there has been a deliberate attempt by the police authorities in Lagos to cover up,” he alleged.

He added: “We call on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to openly condemn the assassination of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye and to order a full investigation to be conducted by officers of high integrity that would not be compromised.”

A friend of the deceased, Mr Dayo Joshua, who expressed shock over Akinloye’s gruesome murder, said there is palpable fear across the area as no one is safe considering the way Akinloye was killed.