Two die, many injured as gunmen invade Lagos neighborhood

two die, many injured as gunmen invade lagos community

Two individuals have been killed and lots of others injured after armed males invaded Ijegun Egba neighborhood within the Ori Ade Native Group Growth Space(LCDA) of Lagos State.

The gunmen had been stated to have attacked the neighborhood on Monday and Tuesday from a neighbouring riverine village over a dispute that started final Thursday.

The deceased had been recognized as a sickler, Gbenga Areagbo, 40, and one Oladapo Olukoya.

A brief video seen by our Correspondent confirmed one of many victims mendacity lifeless on the bottom together with his head smashed and bloodied.

It was gathered that the attackers carted away the physique of Olukoya via the jetty to Ibasa, the close by riverine village.

Though the reason for the armed invasion was but to be ascertained, sources stated the gunmen began harassing and robbing locals final Thursday.

The Nation studies that land grabbing, cultism, pipeline vandalism and unlawful levies from miscreants had been amongst triggers of violence in that a part of the state.

A local of Ijegun Egba, Kudus Fadiku, who confirmed the incident to reporters, alleged the gunmen had been thugs from Ibasa.

“They recognized an indigene of our city, Wasiu Ademola, they usually attacked him. He was critically injured they usually wished to take him to Ibasa via the river when he lied to them that he’s not from Ijegun Egba and that he’s a policeman. That was once they launched him.”

One other resident, Kazeem, stated the reported the case at Satellite tv for pc City Police Station that Thursday however had been instructed by the police that the city was peaceable.

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“The armed males got here once more on Friday to Zone 2 space of the city and began harassing individuals. They had been attempting to establish members of our neighborhood. One among them, Sodiq, was the one pointing at individuals.

“They took that benefit to rob and assault residents and passers by within the space, once they did  not see any of their targets,” he stated.

“The problems nonetheless escalated on Monday because the hoodlums, led by Evico, Teslim, Ligali and Jamiu, allegedly stormed the jetty and shot Oladapo Adekoya useless.

“They shot him and likewise used cutlasses and axes on him earlier than taking his corpse to Ibasa via the river,” stated a resident.

A neighborhood chief, Saeed Ayinde, whereas mourning Adeagbo, stated: “I had gone to FCID, Alagbon for a matter, once I obtained the information of his killing.

“He was sitting with one in every of his associates, Lateef Arowolo at Ade Oshodi junction, Ijegun Egba, when the hoodlums invaded the realm with arms and ammunition.

“They got here in about three automobiles and bikes, brandishing weapons and cutlasses. Lateef solely narrowly escaped dying however they attacked Gbenga, who couldn’t run.

“They requested if he was Lateef and when he instructed them that he was not ,they shot him at very shut vary and likewise used axes to chop him .

“We now have additionally reported on the Space E Police Command in FESTAC however until now, no person has been arrested in reference to the killings and assaults.”

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