NURTW member shot dead at Lagos bus stop

A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, identified as Kamoru Omokoye, has been shot dead by suspected cultists at Abijo Bus Stop in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Omokoye was attacked and shot in the head by the assailants on Sunday morning.

It was gathered that the suspects arrived at the bus stop in an unregistered Lexus RX 350 before attacking the victim.

The suspects were said to have sped away immediately after the attack.

A police source in the community, who confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro on Monday, said the assailants were suspected cultists.

The source said, “The incident occurred around 9am on Sunday. Two men suspected to be cultists arrived at Abijo Bus Stop in an unregistered Lexus RX 350 and shot the deceased victim, who was a member of the NURTW. The attackers immediately sped off from the scene.

“The deceased was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Epe, Lagos State, for treatment. However, he was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty at the medical facility.

“On receipt of the information, detectives visited the scene and the area was combed for possible arrest of the suspects.”

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Meanwhile, an anti-cultism advocacy platform, Naija Confra, in a post seen by PUNCH Metro on Monday, stated that Omokoye, also referred to as Zobo, was sitting at a spot where local gin, popularly known as ogogoro, was being sold when the attackers arrived and opened fire.

About three people at the spot were also said to have sustained gunshot injuries.

“Zobo was reportedly sitting at a drinking (Ogogoro) spot with others at the bus stop when the attackers arrived and opened fire. Some people ran away, while at least three people sustained gunshot wounds. Zobo was killed in the attack. He had reportedly worked at Awoyaya Bus Stop before moving to GRA Bus Stop and was said to have an eight-month-old child,” the platform wrote.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident.

“The police have commenced investigation into the incident,” she said.

PUNCH Metro reported in September that a mechanic, identified simply as Samson, was killed after he was allegedly lured under the pretext of repairing a car in the community.

He was reportedly contacted to repair a Mercedes-Benz and went to the location where the vehicle was said to be.

On getting to the location, Samson was allegedly taken into a bush and subsequently hacked to death.