Three feared dead as gunmen invade Lagos community

A 22-year-old resident, Abdulmalik Bakare and 2 different persons mislaid their lives aft suspected cultists reportedly launched a deadly onslaught connected Oreta assemblage successful the Ikorodu country of Lagos State.

The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, has led to the apprehension of six suspects, according to the deceased’s father, Tunde Bakare.

Speaking with journalists on Sunday, Bakare said the Divisional Police Officer handling the lawsuit had assured the household that a broad probe would beryllium carried out.

“The DPO said helium would guarantee that the lawsuit is thoroughly investigated,” helium stated.

When our analogous visited the assemblage on Sunday, residents were inactive grappling with the aftermath of the violence, portion an ambiance of fearfulness and uncertainty lingered crossed the area.

Findings revealed that the onslaught whitethorn person been linked to an earlier altercation involving a trailer operator and a radical of suspected hoodlums on Gbogbo Road.

A resident, who identified himself simply arsenic Fasasi, alleged that equipped men riding motorcycles invaded the assemblage astir 8 p.m. and began shooting indiscriminately.

According to him, tensions had started gathering earlier successful the time aft immoderate youths reportedly stopped a trailer transporting a instrumentality and demanded wealth from the driver.

He claimed the operator insisted tha...