Man murdered for refusing to be party thug

 
A 27-year-old man, Abayomi Azeez, has been murdered for refusing to work as a thug for politicians in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The father of two was shot to death recently in Odonguyan area of Sagamu Road.
Azeez was said to have been murdered by hoodlums operating under the codename: ‘Yago Boys,’ around Odonguyan in Ikorodu, where the deceased was working as a security man. His death, which sparked off spontaneous protest, forced the police to arrest some of suspects in connection with the murder.
The elder sister of the deceased, Mrs Omobolaji Modupe, described the attack on her brother as deliberate and planned. Modupe also called on the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, and Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, to ensure that the case is not swept under the carpet.
She said: “There are some people who are making moves to ensure that those arrested by the police in connection with the murder are released.”
It was gathered that the Yago Boys stormed Jerry Farms in Odogunyan area in several motorcycles and started shouting and thereby caused commotion.
“The hoodlums were said to have had their target in mind as they went straight to where Azeez, who was working as a security man, was sitting and engaged him in a conversation, before one of them shot him to death,” Modupe said.
She noted that the death of her brother might not be unconnected with his refusal to be initiated into Yago group. “The deceased had reported to me that the coordinator of the Yago Boys (one Honorable) had been pestering him to join Yago and that he had refused all attempts to make him join the group.
“There was a time he changed his SIM card and when I asked him, he said that it was because of the man and the Yago Boys. He said that the Honorable wanted him to join Yago and be useful during the forthcoming general elections.
“After he had explained to me, someone began to call him for about nine times and when I asked him why he did not pick the call, he said that it was ‘Honorable’ again. I told him to pick his call and tell the man that he did not want to be part of them,” she added.
When contacted, the Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Lelma Kolle, confirmed the death of Azeez. He said that one suspect identified as Fashola, popularly known as Ifa, had been arrested in connection with the incident.

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