CHSR Cautions Lagos Assembly Against Interference in Ajiran Murder Trial
By oluwaseyi fadoro The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to exercise restraint in handling petitions related to the ongoing prosecution of suspects accused of murdering two indigenes of the Ajiran community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. In a petition dated June 15, 2026, and addressed to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, the civil society organisation called on lawmakers to avoid actions that could undermine the judicial process and instead support the pursuit of justice. The petition, signed by CHSR President, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, was titled, “Petition on the Need for Urgent Legislative Intervention in the Ongoing Trial of Murder Case Involving Ajiran Community Indigenes.” According to CHSR, its intervention was prompted by a separate petition reportedly submitted to the Assembly by the Centre for Citizens Rights Protection (CCRP), concerning ...