Lagos police dismiss report of gunmen attack, say land dispute caused Ajebo unrest

The Nigeria Police Force has denied reports of unknown gunmen attack in Lagos State.

Recall that the viral news claimed that gunmen invaded and sacked residents of the Ajebo Community, near Agbowa in the Ikosi-Ejirin LCDA on Tuesday.

The alleged attack was said to have started on Monday, December 8 2025, and continued until the intervention of the police on Tuesday afternoon.

However, reacting to the news, the Lagos Police command on Friday, tagged it “mischievous, untrue, and misleading report”.

The police in a series of posts on X, revealed that the “incidents are a land dispute between two contending families, and not an attack by gunmen. Upon receiving the report, the Police joint intervention teams comprising the Tactical Squads, the PMF Anti-Riots Police personnel, conventional police personnel from Agbowa Division, Area N Command, and other special Police units from Lagos Police command immediately deployed to the location and Normalcy was promptly restored, as the people of the Community continued to go about their normal business and other activities of livelihood.

“No life was lost and no injuries were inflicted on anyone or the people of the village before and during the clashes. The Command further wishes to reaffirm that there was no firing of any firearm or guns during the incident, contrary to the claims circulated in the report. No death or injury was also recorded, and there was no invasion of the community by any armed group from anywhere”.