The Lagos State Police Command has taken into custody Samsideen Oladiti, a 55-year-old high official of the Nationwide Union of Highway Transport Employees (NURTW), over allegations of homicide and assault, the command confirmed on Saturday.
Babaseyi Oluseyi, deputy spokesperson for the police command, stated in an announcement on X that Oladiti, popularly often known as “Shamelon,” was implicated in two violent incidents on Lagos Island.
The primary concerned the deadly assault of a person in August, whereas the second concerned severe accidents inflicted on a dispatch rider on September 17.
“On seventeenth September 2025 at about 3:00pm, the suspect allegedly attacked a dispatch rider on Lagos Island, utilizing a helmet and fists to inflict severe bodily harm. The sufferer was rushed to hospital, positioned on oxygen, and is at the moment receiving medical therapy,” Oluseyi stated.
In accordance with the police, Oladiti had beforehand assaulted one other man on August 28, who later died from accidents sustained throughout the assault.
“In the course of the altercation, the suspect allegedly used a metallic ring to repeatedly strike a person on the top and face, inflicting extreme accidents. Regardless of medical intervention, the sufferer was confirmed useless on seventeenth September 2025. His physique has since been deposited within the mortuary for post-mortem,” Oluseyi added.
The arrest adopted a protest at Oladiti’s workplace in Sandgrouse Market, the place sympathizers of the deceased set two of his bikes ablaze. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, personally led officers to revive order, stopping additional unrest.
Oluseyi confirmed that Oladiti was handed over to the State Felony Investigation Division (SCID) at Panti-Yaba for additional investigation.
The NURTW state chairman, Mustapha Adekunle, also referred to as Sego, distanced the union from Oladiti’s actions.
“The NURTW doesn’t condone violence or any illegal exercise,” he stated.
Adekunle urged legislation enforcement to conduct a radical and neutral probe and warranted that the union would impose inner disciplinary measures on Oladiti if discovered responsible.
“As soon as the authorized course of is full, he will even face the union’s inner disciplinary procedures. Loyalty or closeness to me won’t defend anybody from penalties,” he added.
Oluseyi appealed to Lagos residents to stay calm and cooperate with authorities.
“The Lagos State Police Command needs to guarantee the general public that justice might be diligently pursued in all of the circumstances towards the suspect,” she stated.
