Teenage visitor from Delta shot dead by suspected cultists in Lagos

A teenager, identified simply arsenic Chike, who reportedly travelled from Delta State to Lagos to sojourn a friend, has been changeable dormant by suspected cultists successful the Ikotun country of Lagos State.

According to disposable accounts, the teen had stepped retired with his person to retreat currency from a Point-of-Sale (PoS) relation erstwhile they were confronted by a radical of young men.

It was gathered that the incidental occurred connected Sunday.

An eyewitness, Abiodun, who spoke to our correspondence connected Thursday, said the attackers approached the duo, engaged them briefly, and past opened occurrence astatine adjacent scope earlier fleeing the scene.

“He was coming backmost from a PoS outlet wherever helium went to retreat wealth with his person erstwhile immoderate boys stopped them. They spoke for a abbreviated moment, and 1 of them abruptly changeable him,” Abiodun said.

“He died connected the spot, and the attackers ran distant immediately. His person was not harmed,” helium added.

The witnesser added that the victim’s person escaped unhurt, but the incidental caused panic among residents of the area.

Photographs obtained from the country showed the teen lying lifeless soon aft the attack.

Meanwhile, an anti-cultism advocacy platform, successful a station connected Monday, suggested that the sidesplitting whitethorn beryllium cult-related, alleging that the assailants demanded valuables from the unfortunate before...