LAGOS POLICE ARREST MOST WANTED ASSASSIN, HEAD OF HIRED KILLERS GANG, OPERATING FROM MUSHIN
The Lagos State Police Command says it has recorded a significant breakthrough in its relentless fight against crime of violence and other criminalities, as its operatives on Friday, June 20, 2025, arrested one Wasiu Akinwande, aka Olori Eso, a 44-year-old notorious hired killer and head of killers gang and cultist kingpin.
The breakthrough was made possible by Tactical Squad operatives of the Command in a well-coordinated special operation code-named Silence, Speed and Surprise, who trailed and arrested the suspect.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said the prime suspect and members of his multiple gangs and hoodlums have been terrorizing Mushin area of Lagos State and its environs.
"This serial killer suspect is the most wanted suspect in Lagos history in recent time. His arrest marks a huge success in the ongoing fight against violent crimes that are threats to security and safety of residents in Mushin and some other parts of Lagos State."
CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said in a statement that Wasiu Akinwande was arrested in his hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State after several attempts by the Police Tactical Squad. "For over a decade now from 2009 until 2024, Wasiu Akinwande and his gangs have terrorized the people and communities, particularly in the Mushin area of Lagos State. He was responsible for organizing and executing series of armed robberies, cold blooded murders, kidnappings and cult-related killings. His reign of terror instilled fear and apprehension in residents and posed a dangerous threat to law and order."
The PPRO said Akinwande’s criminal activities have left trauma, horror, agony and pains in the families of victims of his numerous high-profile crimes under investigation by the Lagos State Police Command.
"Despite his escapes from one state of the country to another over the years, the Lagos State Police Command remained resolute in its pursuit of Justice. The operatives of the Command raided his house in Mushin, and recovered cache of weapons and incriminating items he freely admitted he was using for his killing operations with his gang."
The police spokesperson said firearms recovered include: Two (2) AK-47 rifles, One (1) K2 Assault rifle, One (1) Red Ryder rifle , Three (3) pump action rifles , Two (2) locally made single-barrel pistols, Five (5) magazines, Fifty-seven (57) live cartridges, Seventy (70) 5.56 live ammunition, Twenty-seven (27) 9mm ammunition, One (1) expended 5.56 ammunition, One (1) dagger, Three (3) walkie-talkies and Nine (9) international passports belonging to different individuals.
He said the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) has been directed by the Commissioner of Police to lead other specially selected crack detectives to broaden the investigation of the cases and round up all other suspects linked to Wasiu Akinwande and bring them to justice. "Four families have already come forward to identify him as the suspect behind the killings of their children and wards."
CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said Wasiu Akinwande is currently in Police custody under heavy security and will face the full weight of the law for all his crimes.
LIST OF RECOVERED EXHIBITS
I. TWO (2) AK-47 RIFLES
II. ONE (1) K2 ASSAULT RIFLE
III. ONE (1) RED RYDER RIFLE
IV. THREE (3) PUMP ACTION RIFLES
V. TWO (2) LOCALLY MADE SINGLE-BARREL PISTOLS
VI. FIVE (5) MAGAZINES
VII. FIFTY-SEVEN (57) LIVE CARTRIDGES
VIII. SEVENTY (70) 5.56 LIVE AMMUNITION
IX. TWENTY-SEVEN (27) 9MM AMMUNITION
X. ONE (1) EXPENDED 5.56 AMMUNITION
XI. ONE (1) DAGGER
XII. THREE (3) WALKIE-TALKIES
XIII. NINE (9) INTERNATIONAL PASSPORTS BELONGING TO DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS