The Lagos State Police Command has announced a significant breakthrough in its relentless fight against violent crime and other criminalities in Lagos State.
According to a statement from the Command: “On Friday, June 20, 2025, Tactical Squad operatives of the Command successfully conducted a well-coordinated special operation code-named Silence, Speed and Surprise, which resulted in the arrest of Wasiu Akinwande(aka Olori Eso), a 44-year-old notorious hired killer and head of a killers gang and cultist kingpin. Akinwande has been terrorizing the Mushin area of Lagos State and its environs, along with his multiple gangs and hoodlums.
“This serial killer suspect is the most wanted suspect in Lagos history in recent times. His arrest marks a huge success in the ongoing fight against violent crimes that threaten the security and safety of residents in Mushin and other parts of Lagos State.”
Wasiu Akinwande was arrested in his hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State after several attempts by the Police Tactical Squad. From 2009 to 2024, Wasiu Akinwande and his gangs terrorized the people and communities, particularly in the Mushin area of Lagos State.
He was responsible for organizing and executing a 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.
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 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 a cache of weapons and incriminating items, which he freely admitted using for his killing operations with his gang. The firearms recovered include: two AK-47 rifles, one K2 Assault rifle, one Red Ryder rifle, three pump action rifles, two locally made single-barrel pistols, five magazines, fifty-seven live cartridges, seventy 5.56 live ammunition, twenty-seven 9mm ammunition, one expended 5.56 ammunition, one dagger, three walkie-talkies, and nine international passports belonging to different individuals.”
Wasiu Akinwande was first arrested in 2011 and was released. He was again arrested in 2016, and residents became skeptical, fearing that he would be released after some time. And he was. On the same day, his fake burial and funeral ceremony were staged by his gang members.
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.
The police command said that Akinwande is currently in custody under heavy security and will face the full weight of the law for all his crimes.
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