The family of a 79-year-old man, Mr. Akojede Rasaq, has called on the Police Authority and well-meaning Nigerians in Lagos to come to their aid in what they described as a barbaric act by a local government council chairmanship aspirant, Mr. Nurudeen Abolaji, against the nonagenarian.
One of the daughters of the family, Ayike Akojede, alleged that the Hon. Abolade, an aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ipaja Ayobo LCDA, who is also the CDA Chairman of Ifekowajo Community in Ayobo area of the state and his accomplice, Azeez Jinadu of AZ clothing (a.k.a jegbedu), beat their father blue and black to stupor and narrowly escaped death before he was rescued by the community members.
Ayinke, who spoke with our correspondent, stated that their father sustained a high degree of injury on his face to the extent that one of his eyes can no longer be seen well again.
Our correspondent reported that the incident occurred on April 20, 2025, at 28, Ifelodun street, Ayobo area where they lived, due to the compliance of a notice issued by the Ayobo council since 2019 by the Department of Environmental Health to the owner and Occupier .
The letter reads: FINAL NOTICE TO REMOVE OR ABATE NUISANCE.
I wish to draw your attention to the fact that you have failed to comply with the demand abatement notice(s) dated and served on the 8th day of 2019, requiring you to:
“Illegal or deliberate act of dumping of sand within the premises, impeding the flow of waste water, centrum to the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation laws”
“Absence of soak away pit, leading to indiscriminate discharging of waste water into the public road and also damaging the spot”
“You are hereby required to abate the stated nuisance mentioned above within the time given below”
“You therefore contravened the provision(s) of the above law(s)”
“However, it is the opinion of this office to grant you more for further compliance with the requirement of the said Notice(s)”
In default, this office shall institute legal proceedings against your premises to enforce the provisions as provided for under the above-quoted law on or after the 8 day of 2019, without any further notification.
Final verification notice served on the 8th day of April, 2019
Our correspondent also gathered that the 79year old man, who complied with the directives began to construct the drainage in front of his house onward to the party’s Chairmanship Aspirant house, which led to the francas between the two community leaders.
Meanwhile, the matter was reported to Alagolo Police Station at Ipaja, where the suspects were detained and released on bail the next day, while the old man was hospitalised.
The Police Spokesperson, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Benjamin, confirmed that the incident was reported to the Alagolo police station in the Ayobo area of the State.
However, the family has expressed dissatisfaction over how the Alagolo Division handled the matter, alleging partiality.
It therefore called for the intervention of the Commissioner of Police, CP, Olorundare Moshood for redress so that justice can be served.
