Suspected Cultists Murdered LASPOTECH Final Year Student

A final year student of Lagos State
Polytechnic, Ibrahim Oluwaseun, 26, has been
killed by suspected cult members at his
parents’ home in Somolu area of Lagos. The
deceased, a student of Business
Administration, was said to have been
preparing to defend his final year project this
week when he was killed on Friday night. It was also gathered that the
deceased was sitting with his mother outside
their home on New Balogun street, when he
was shot around 9pm.
An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said
the gunmen were about seven.
He said, “They were seven in number; they
came to the area fully armed. All those guys
were strangers to us but have been coming to
the area for some time now. Nobody knew
exactly what they were up to.
“That night, they confronted the boys in the
area with guns and immediately people saw
them, they ran for their lives.
“They shot at Oluwaseun who was with his
mum outside their house. It wasn’t as if
Oluwaseun was involved in any fight. He fell
into the gutter immediately he was shot, just
as everybody tried running for cover.”
PUNCH Metro gathered that in the ensuing
confusion, neither of Oluwaseun’s neighbours
nor relatives, witnessed his fall into the
gutter. It wasn’t until after the confusion had
subsided that residents allegedly observed that
Oluwaseun was nowhere to be found.
Another source told PUNCH Metro that the
Divisional Police Officer, Somolu Station,
responding to a distress call on the shooting,
drafted some patrol teams to the area.
He said, “Two patrol vehicles were sent to the
area but even while the police patrolled the
streets, no one noticed that Oluwaseun was in
the gutter. Perhaps he might have survived
the shooting if he had been discovered on
time.”
Oluwaseun was said to have been discovered,
few minutes after the shooting; by then, he
was already dead. His corpse was said to have
been recovered from the gutter by the police
and taken to the Gbagada General Hospital,
where he was confirmed dead.
Since then, there has been  an uneasy
calm on the street; shops were under lock and
key.
While a candlelight procession was held in the
deceased’s honour on Saturday, there were
fears among residents of more attacks. At the
Oluwaseuns’ residence, visitors poured in to
condole with the deceased’s family and pay
tribute to his memory. His distraught mother
was said to be unavailable for comments.
However, a close friend of the family, Alhaja
Modupeola Kazeem, described Oluwaseun as
gentle and an easygoing young man.
Kazeem said, “I was shocked on hearing the
news because I am like a second mother to
him. I was one of the people who brought him
up; he was a cheerful person who never made
trouble. We were all surprised how those guys
just came and shot at him without any
provocation. Ibrahim was just a victim; he
was never part of any bad group.”
She added that Oluwaseun had been buried on
Saturday in accordance with Muslim rites.
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer,
Damasus Ozoani, confirmed the incident to
our reporter on the telephone. He said,
“There was indeed an incident on Friday night
in which some suspected cultists shot one
Oluwaseun in Somolu. Police immediately
swung into action. They saw him lying down
and he was rushed to the hospital where he
died. We are investigating the case to ensure
we bring the culprits to book.” wwwpunchng.com