Suspected cultists have shot dead a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, identified as Kamoru Omokoye, popularly called Zobo at Abijo Bus Stop in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.
Penpushing reports that the gunmen arrived at the bus stop in an unregistered Lexus RX 350 before attacking the victim, who was shot in the head, and thereafter sped off immediately after the attack.
The community source confirmed the incident said to occurred on Sunday at about 9am, adding that the victim was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Epe, in Lagos, where he was pronounced dead
“The incident occurred around 9am on Sunday. Two men suspected to be cultists arrived at Abijo Bus Stop in an unregistered Lexus RX 350 and shot the deceased victim, who was a member of the NURTW. The attackers immediately sped off from the scene’, the source said.
“The deceased was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Epe, Lagos State, for treatment. However, he was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty at the medical facility. On receipt of the information, detectives visited the scene and the area was combed for possible arrest of the suspects’, it added
Penpushing further reports that an anti-cultism advocacy platform, Naija Confra, in a post on Monday, stated that Omokoye, also referred to as Zobo, was sitting at a spot where local gin, popularly known as ogogoro, was being sold when the attackers arrived and opened fire, adding that about three people at the spot were also said to have sustained gunshot injuries.
“Zobo was reportedly sitting at a drinking (Ogogoro) spot with others at the bus stop when the attackers arrived and opened fire. Some people ran away, while at least three people sustained gunshot wounds. Zobo was killed in the attack. He had reportedly worked at Awoyaya Bus Stop before moving to GRA Bus Stop and was said to have an eight-month-old child,” the platform wrote.
Penpushing also reports that Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident, explaining that the police have commenced investigation into the incident.
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