A
gang of assailants, suspected to be ritual killers have wreaked havoc
on a family of six in Adeke bus stop, Adamo, Imota, in the Ikorodu area
of Lagos State.
Imota area
A Lagos-based couple, Taofiq Agbaje, his wife, Simiat Agbaje, and
two of their four children, Rodiat, 10, and 8-year-old Toyeebat, have
been hacked to death by a gang of assailants suspected to be ritual
killers, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
According to Punch Metro, the two other siblings, 13-year-old
Mardiya, and her 1-year-old sister reportedly sustained injuries in a
deadly attack allegedly perpetrated by members of a notorious gang
called Badoo.
It was gathered that in what seemed to be their usual modus
operandi, the attackers gained entrance into the Agbajes’
three-bedroomed flat in the night after tearing the window net and
removing some burglar-proof bars.
They were said to have smashed some objects on their victims and
wiped away their blood with handkerchiefs, leaving them for dead.
Reports revealed that a neighbour, who had gone to get lemon juice
from the family around 6am on Tuesday, saw the victims and called for
help. Taofiq and two children died on the spot, while his wife, Rodiat,
and the toddler were rushed to a hospital for treatment.
While speaking to a correspondent, Simiat’s uncle, Adisa Ismaila,
said he was at work on Tuesday when he received the tragic news.
“On getting to the house, I met the corpses of her husband and
two children on the ground. There was a big stone beside them. The gang
wiped their blood with a piece of cloth. The mother and the two other
children were taken to the hospital, while we buried the deceased
according to Islamic rites.
“The following day, the mother also gave up the ghost. We
buried her beside them. Mardiya and her sister have recovered and have
been taken to our hometown in Iwo (Osun State) for proper care. When
policemen from the division asked Mardiya what transpired, she could not
explain,” he said.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told a
correspondent that a generator was working at the time of the attack,
adding that its noise deafened the neighbours.
He said, “Around 6am, one of the neighbours, a woman, needed
lemon for her child, who was having a stomach ache. She went to get it
from Iya Mardiya (Simiat). She saw Mardiya crawling on the passage. She
could no longer talk. She pointed at their room and the woman rushed in
only to discover other family members lying helplessly.
“They used to live in the Agric area. They moved into this area
four years ago when they completed their house. We call on the security
agencies to please do something.”
A community leader, who did not want his name in print for security reasons, lamented that “there is little or no improvement,” despite several petitions to Governor Akinwumi Ambode and some other commissioners in the state.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde
Famous-Cole, said identities of the assailants had yet to be known.
He said, “The command responded to a distress call from a
resident and discovered that one Taofeek Agbaje and his family were
attacked at night by unknown persons. As a result, Mr. Agbaje and his
two daughters, between seven and nine years, died, while his wife and
two other daughters, aged two and 12 years, sustained injuries
respectively and were taken to a hospital. Investigations are in
progress.”
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