Dapo Sarumi’s Aide Killed As Gunmen Shoot Sporadically In Lagos

The Lagos State Police has confirmed the death of Toyin Adeniji, one of the aides of a prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dapo Sarumi.

Naija News learnt that Adeniji was shot dead by suspected cultists in the Agege area of the State.

The gunmen reportedly stormed the area and shot the victim at close range while he was standing in front of his house at Oyewole Road in Agege.

As the gunmen shot sporadically, seven other people who were outside the PDP chieftain’s home in Agege narrowly escaped death.

An eyewitness who spoke to Tribune about the incident said the Toyin had just returned from Ikeja computer village when the incident occurred.

He noted that the victim was also harassed before he was shot at close range while others escaped.

He said: “The incident actually started in the evening, when one of the political thugs in the area, who is a notorious cultist and some of his boys invaded Oyewole Road and started shooting.

“Brother Toyin went to the Computer Village to buy phone in the morning and later he went to the mechanic workshop to repair his vehicle. He just returned from the mechanic workshop, when the gunmen came again.

“When the came ,they started shooting and went down he road. When they were coming back ,they stopped at where Brother Toyin and others were sitting.

“Four of the people ,who were with Brother Toyin escaped. The hoodlums caught the other four and started harrasing them. Three others escaped, leaving only Brother Toyin.

“They slapped him (the deceased) repeatedly before they shot him. I heard one of the gunmen asking others not to waste the bullet, saying that they still have other things to do with the bullet.”

A police source at Area G Police command said an investigation has commenced and efforts are being made to arrest the killers.