Despite the presence of policemen from the Lagos State Police Command and the Ogun State Command working in a joint operation with men of Operation AWATSE, a military joint task force deployed to the area, Â over 60 residents in Igbo Olomu, Ogijo and other border communities in Ikorodu west, Â Lagos State and Ogun State were killed in an attack by suspected vandals on Friday, June 24.
According to reports, the vandals had stormed the communities, late in the night with sophisticated weapons, killing  landlords and local vigilante men, including members of their families. Africa Update gathered that the vandals made away with the corpses as they escaped into the creeks.
The Commissioner of Police Lagos State, Mr. Fatia Owoseni, during his visit to the affected community, assured the residents of adequate police protection.
