According to witnesses, the deceased, Mr Ganiyu Adebayo, a bricklayer, was crushed to death by the vehicle of the alleged gay, identified simply as Alhaji Tunji Rasak aka Alhaji Gay. The residents were protesting against Rasak’s continued stay in the community. They alleged that he had been ‘raping’ their young boys and terrorising the community with his thugs.
The protesters carried placards with different inscriptions. One of the placards reads: “Alhaji Gay must leave our community! We want peace.” When contacted on the phone, the man at the centre of the storm, Rasak, denied all the allegations. This was shortly before news came that Rasak was also killed in the clash. The protest started last week with the community members angrily storming the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, levelling allegations against Rasak.
The protest continued yesterday, but turned bloody, leading to Adebayo’s killing allegedly by Rasak. Adebayo’s remains have been deposited at Ifo General Hospital Mortuary, according to the Baale of the community, Alhaji Najimu Abioye. The protests were led by Abioye. Last week, the protesters submitted a petition to the state Commissioner Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni. Abioye said: “After we re-ported him to the police without any action being taken, we decided to come together.
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