{
  "id": 18695099,
  "title": "Police detain officer after shooting leaves girl dead, another injured in Lagos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/police-detain-officer-after-shooting-leaves-girl-dead-another-injured",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T10:56:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/923428-police-detain-officer-after-shooting-leaves-girl-dead-another-injured-in-lagos.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Lagos State Police Command has detained Assistant Superintendent of Police Omotayo Olajide following a shooting in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle. According to Punch and Daily Post Nigeria, the incident occurred on Thursday, November 5, between 9:30 pm and 10 pm, during a police response to a violent clash between two rival groups, the Nosamu Boys and the Alayabiagba Boys. The groups were reportedly armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons during a dispute over toll collection.\n\nDuring the operation, ASP Olajide discharged his firearm, striking two girls. Punch identifies the deceased as Omole Taiwo, who was transferred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, where she died. The second girl is receiving medical attention and is in stable condition, according to both Punch and Daily Post Nigeria.\n\nPremium Times reports that the officer discharged his firearm while responding to the clash between the two groups. Daily Post Nigeria states that Olajide has been disarmed and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for investigation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/8-year-old-girl-raped-murdered-in-ups-bulandshahr-accused-lures-her",
        "published": "2026-11-07T08:09:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Police bullet kills girl, injures another in Lagos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/police-bullet-kills-girl-injures-another-in-lagos",
        "published": "2026-11-07T09:26:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos police detain officer for allegedly gunning down one, injuring another in Ajegunle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/lagos-police-detain-officer-for-allegedly-gunning-down-one-injuring",
        "published": "2026-11-07T09:42:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}