The Managing Director of Lekki Free Trade Zone, Tajudeen Disu, has been shot dead.
Mr Disu was killed when Ibeju-Lekki villagers and mobile policemen clashed in Okunraiye community near Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, on Monday morning.
The villagers had reportedly embarked on a protest against “forceful takeover” of their land by the Lagos State Government for the Lekki Free Zone Ltd but were resisted by men of the Police.
The ensuing crisis led to the killing of Disu. A policeman also reportedly died in the fracas.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, confirmed the death of Mr Disu to the media.
“I am made to understand that he died under the circumstances where gunshots were used by the villagers within the Lekki Free Trade Zone axis this morning.
“It saddens my heart and the hearts of all of us because this is somebody who has been dedicated to duty in the last 10 years promoting the inflow of investment into Lagos State.
“I have directed immediately that the Commissioner of Police must do a thorough investigation to find out the root cause of what has just happened.
“I plead with everybody to remain calm, we will get to the root of this unfortunate incident and I will like everybody to also know that so much as we are trying our best, the only thing we can appeal to people to do is to allow peace to reign in the Free Trade Zone,” the Governor said.
He said that his body has been deposited at the Lagos State University Hospital for a post-mortem.
