There
was chaos on Monday on Mojeed Sanni Street, in the Igando area of Lagos
State, after a Hausa trader allegedly killed a bus driver.
Scene of the incident
Serious commotion overtook the Igando area of Lagos State on Monday
after a 40-year-old Hausa trader identified as Ibrahim Adamu, allegedly
killed a bus driver, Lekan Adeleke at the Mojeed Sanni Street area.
The deceased had bought noodles worth N230 from the suspect’s son
on Sunday around 10.30pm. He was reported to have paid N200 and promised
to pay the balance of N30 the following day, which didn’t go down well
with the suspect’s son.
The son allegedly reported to his father, Adamu, who became angry
and attacked 30-year-old Adeleke with a spiked plank. The victim
reportedly slumped and hit his head against the concrete edge of a
gutter in the area.
According to Punch newspaper, friends of the victim and some angry
residents, went on rampsge as they made a bonfire on the road as they
chased away Hausa traders in the community, threatening to avenge the
killing
The police team from the Igando division, reportedly led by the
Divisional Police Officer, Olatunji Ajimuda, who stormed the area, took
Adeleke’s corpse to a mortuary, while the suspect, who was saved from
being mobbed to death, was taken to the Area M command.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said investigations were ongoing.
She said, “It was a case of murder. One Adamu used a plank to
hit a bus driver, Adeleke, in the head which led to his death. The
corpse was deposited in the Mainland General Hospital morgue for
autopsy. Meanwhile, we have intensified patrol in the area as normalcy
has been restored.”
See more photos from the scene of the incident below;
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