- Safiu Kehinde
A Lagos Magistrate Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi, has remanded eight arrested staff of the sealed Yakoyo Abula Joint restaurant over alleged assault of the state government officials.
NPO Reported that the officials attached to the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) and Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), were attacked by suspected hoodlums at the restaurant earlier this week.
The hoodlums allegedly hired by the management of the restaurant had launched the deadly assault on the officials following their arrival for the enforcement of environmental standards over the restaurant’s alleged discharge of untreated wastewater, fats and oil into the environment,
A video of the incident shared on X by the Lagos State Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, captured moment the hoodlums threw broken bottles at the officials and their operational vehicles.
Subsequent clip in the video showed one of the officials visibly bloodied from a head injury sustained during the attack.
Sequel to the attack, eight staff of the restaurant were arrested.
The arrested staff, as disclosed in a statement issued in Friday by Wahab, were arraigned before the Magistrate over attempted murder.
They however pleaded not guilty and subsequently remanded in an undisclosed correctional centre as the Magistrate adjourned their case till 28th of January, 2026.
“Following the arrest of 8 staff of Yakoyo Abula Joint in Sinari Adaranijo Street in Victoria Island who attacked the enforcement officers of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) while on official duty with LSWMO were arraigned before the Magistrate Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi for attempted murder.
“They pled not guilty and were remanded in correctional centre till 28 Jan 2026 awaiting DPP’s advice.” Wahab wrote.
The Lagos Commissioner identified the arrested staff as: Ibiwunmi Oladunjoye – 30yrs (F), Sikiru Oyelami – 45yrs, Aja Daniel- 29yrs, and Sanusi Abayomi – 31yrs.
Others include Timothy Emmanuel- 22yrs, Ajoke Adegoke – 24yrs (F), Sulaimon Akinbola- 28yrs, and Ridwan Adeshina- 30yrs.