A shawarma vendor identified simply as Andy has been shot dead by suspected cultists in the Sangotedo area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday evening. According
to sources, Andy was attending to customers at his shawarma stand when some
masked men stormed the spot and opened fire on him at close range.
The
attackers were said to have fled immediately after the shooting, leaving the
victim in a pool of blood.
A
police source familiar with the incident said the assailants allegedly
disguised themselves as customers before launching the attack.
“The
information we received was that the suspects came to the spot pretending to be
customers who wanted to buy shawarma.
“The
victim was attending to them when they suddenly brought out guns and shot him
in the head before escaping.
“Our
officers later moved to the scene and saw the lifeless body in a pool of blood.
The body was later evacuated from the scene,” the source said.
The
police source added that the incident had yet to be linked to cultism until
investigations were concluded.
Meanwhile,
an anti-cultism platform, Confra Naija, stated that the incident was
cult-related.
The
platform also described the deceased as peaceful and hardworking.
“Yesterday,
a young man named Andy, popularly known as Aboki De Junior, was shot dead
around the ShopRite area of Sangotedo, Lagos State. Armed men reportedly
arrived at Aboki De Junior’s shawarma spot and opened fire, killing him.
“After
the attack, Eiye cultists claimed responsibility. Aboki De Junior was a
peaceful and hardworking shawarma seller from Benue State, known as a calm and
friendly businessman who welcomed everybody and had Aye members as friends,”
the platform partly wrote.
In a
video attached to the post, some residents were seen gathered around the
lifeless body while some of them wept over the incident.
A
female adult believed to be related to the victim was also seen clutching the
lifeless body and crying uncontrollably.
The Lagos state police command was yet to make any statement regarding the incident as at the time of filing this report.
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