On May 30, 2024, Mr. Olusoji Olaopa, Head of Enforcement of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), reportedly ordered his men to beat up Mr. Eniola Daniel, a journalist with The Guardian newspaper, at the scene of a four-storey building collapse at 15 Iga Idunganran in the Lagos Island area of the State.
Olaopa had boasted that he would beat the reporter and face no consequences. In a verbal assault on the reporter, he said, “You are stupid, I will beat you and nothing will happen. Step out now.” He then pushed the journalist to the floor with the assistance of a mobile police officer attached to him.
During the assault, an official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) shouted at Mr. Olaopa: “You know he’s a journalist, he identified himself already.”
Additionally, an official of LASBCA reportedly threatened to stab Mr. Daniel.