Suspected hired killer arraigned in Lagos
A suspected hitman in Lagos, Wasiu Akinwande, has been arraigned. Akinwande, also known as “Olori Eso,” was arraigned on an eleven-count charge at the Ogba Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday. The charges include murder, unlawful possession of firearms, and other related felonies. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arraignment on […]
Some of the items recovered from the suspect
A suspected hitman in Lagos, Wasiu Akinwande, has been arraigned.
Akinwande, also known as “Olori Eso,” was arraigned on an eleven-count charge at the Ogba Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday.
The charges include murder, unlawful possession of firearms, and other related felonies.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arraignment on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.
He stated that the suspect was remanded in the Kirikiri correctional facility until September 4, 2025.
“Wasiu Akinwande aka Olori Eso is currently being arraigned at the Ogba Magistrate Court on an eleven-count charge,” Hundeyin said.
According to a report by Daily Trust, Akinwande, 44, described by police as “the most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer in Lagos,” was arrested in July 2025.
His arrest followed a covert tactical operation codenamed ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’ by the Command’s Tactical Squad.
He was nabbed at his hideout in the Agbado area of neighboring Ogun State after evading arrest for years.
Hundeyin stated that Akinwande is the leader of a deadly gang responsible for over a decade of violent crimes, including murder, armed robbery, cult-related killings, and kidnappings, particularly in the Mushin axis of Lagos State.
In a statement issued in July, the police spokesperson said Akinwande, who is known for terrorizing Mushin and surrounding areas, was trailed to Ogun after previous efforts to arrest him were unsuccessful.
“We have arrested the most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer and head of a killers’ gang in the history of Lagos State in recent time, Wasiu Akinwade a.k.a. Olori Eso, and recovered nine sophisticated firearms, ammunition, magazines, a dagger, walkie-talkies and international passports,” the statement read in part.