Eye witnesses in the area, who
narrated how the victim, Oluwaseun Adebayo was shot and killed, said he was
trailed and killed by three on motorbike, all wearing black clothes. The
residents further said that they were immediately alerted by the black attire
of three men.
The men allegedly trailed the
deceased and shot him point blank. They shot him on the chest and head just to
make sure he was stone cold dead.
A resident, who gave his name as Esa
Oke, said the deceased’s body spent the night on the road before he was taken
away by the policemen the following day.
Oke said: “The man was shot dead beside
the Community Primary School in our area. Imagine if the shooting had happened
during school hours; one of our children could have been hit by stray bullets!
We heard that the man was a member of a cult gang. We want these cult men to go
into the bushes and fight their wars. They shouldn’t do it where people live. We
have warned hoodlums in Ogijo area to keep off our area as rival hoodlums are
said to be planning a reprisal attack. That information alone has caused
tension in our community.”
The murder of Adebayo is believed to
be the handiwork of cult members. The action led to some residents, leaving the
area over fear of a reprisal attack from the deceased’s members. The incident occurred around 5 pm.
One of the brave hearted residents
who stayed said: “Adebayo doesn’t live in this neighbourhood, but we knew him
as a trader. He was a businessman who used to come around to buy and sell
vehicle scraps. He was on a motorbike on the day he was killed. A few minutes
after his motorbike passed, another followed. There were three men on the
motorbike and they were all wearing black clothes. Suddenly, we heard
gunshots!”
Other residents alleged that the
victim was a cult member. They also said that his killers trailed him from Car
Park ‘C’ Motor Park area of Redemptions Camp, to Eru Oloja area, before
shooting him while he was on a motorbike.
Adebayo was heading to the apartment
he used to stay while in the area when his assailants swooped on him.
It was gathered that after the
incident, worried and scared residents, marched to Ogijo Police Division, protesting
the reckless shooting in the residential area and demanding an immediate arrest
of the killers.
A resident who identified himself as
Idowu said: “We saw the victim on a commercial bike, going home that fateful
day. Immediately his motorcyclist passed through the community, we saw another
commercial motorcycle. The second motorbike had a rider and two passengers.
They were all wearing black clothes. They waylaid Adebayo. Before we knew what
was happening, we heard gunshots. We all started hurriedly shutting our shops
for fear of being hit by stray bullets. The assailants shot him near a
community primary school and fled the area.”
The Ogun State Police Public
Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident, adding
that the police had arrested two men in connection with the shooting. He said
the suspects would be charged to court today.
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