{"id":7306,"date":"2025-10-27T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:40:32","slug":"assault-scandal-lagos-polo-club-slams-indefinite-ban-on-billionaire-olu-okeowo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306","title":{"rendered":"Assault Scandal: Lagos Polo Club Slams Indefinite Ban on Billionaire Olu Okeowo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos Polo Club has imposed an indefinite entry ban on billionaire real estate mogul Sir Olu Okeowo following an alleged assault of a club staff member by one of his security aides during a high-profile event at the club\u2019s Ikoyi grounds last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by the Club\u2019s Secretary, Mr. Adeyemi Oreagba, and released on Wednesday, Okeowo who is the Chairman of Gibraltar Group was declared \u201cbarred from entry into the club premises, either as a guest or otherwise, until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Club, the incident occurred on Saturday, October 18, during the Reminisce Event hosted at the club. The statement alleges that one of Okeowo\u2019s security personnel \u201cviolently assaulted a staff member while he was performing his duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis action of the security personnel attached to Sir Olu Okeowo negates one of the Club\u2019s main ground rules on decorum and member conduct,\u201d Oreagba stated.<br \/>\n\u201cAccordingly, Sir Olu Okeowo is hereby banned from entering the Club premises, either as a guest or otherwise, until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Polo Club\u2019s Main Committee reportedly reviewed the matter after confirming the assault through witnesses and involved parties. The committee reiterated that members bear full responsibility for the conduct of their guests, security personnel, and domestic staff within the Club premises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Club places great importance on the welfare and dignity of all staff,\u201d the statement added. \u201cWe have zero tolerance for any form of assault by members or guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ban which is a rare disciplinary measure within one of Lagos\u2019 most exclusive social institutions has triggered heated discussions across elite circles, where Okeowo is known for his philanthropy, opulent lifestyle, and frequent appearance at high-society events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos Polo Club has imposed an indefinite entry ban on billionaire real estate mogul Sir Olu Okeowo following an alleged assault of a club staff member by one of his security aides during a high-profile event at the club\u2019s Ikoyi grounds last weekend. In a statement signed by the Club\u2019s Secretary, Mr. Adeyemi Oreagba, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v25.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Assault Scandal: Lagos Polo Club Slams Indefinite Ban on Billionaire Olu Okeowo - City Watch<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Assault Scandal: Lagos Polo Club Slams Indefinite Ban on Billionaire Olu Okeowo City Watch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Assault Scandal: Lagos Polo Club Slams Indefinite Ban on Billionaire Olu Okeowo City Watch News %\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"City Watch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100083282987806\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-27T09:31:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-27T09:40:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_20251027_103823-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/abba855e75bb16b4d97f51adbdc6cb2a\"},\"headline\":\"Assault Scandal: Lagos Polo Club Slams Indefinite Ban on Billionaire Olu Okeowo\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-27T09:31:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-27T09:40:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306\"},\"wordCount\":295,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_20251027_103823-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=7306\",\"name\":\"Assault Scandal: Lagos Polo Club Slams Indefinite Ban on Billionaire Olu Okeowo - 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