A commercial bus has been attacked by some unknown gunmen – One passenger was reportedly killed in the attack – The attackers are said to have dragged the victim from the bus and murdered him – A series of serial killings is being suspected, as investigations are underway There was chaos at the Ikorodu axis of Lagos state, when a commercial vehicle was double-crossed by some unknown gunmen in a Camry car, killing one Olusola Bamidele, on board the bus. It was gathered that the four men, wielding guns, cutlasses and daggers quickly made their way into bus immediately they waylaid it, dragging the victim down from the vehicle and murdering him with a machete. The 40-year-old victim is said to have bled to death, even as the gunmen drove off in their car. Sources report that other passengers took to their heels, while the driver and the conductor took the victim to the Ikorodu General Hospital where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
It was learnt that policemen from the Owode Onirin division later deposited the corpse in a mortuary. Punch Metro reports that police had taken custody of the bus from the Thomas bus stop end of the Ikorodu Road, where the incident occurred. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victim was killed around 10pm on Friday, April 15. He said: “There was confusion here that night. The driver was coming from Mile 12 and going inward Ikorodu. When he got to Thomas bus stop, the Camry, which had been trailing the bus, waylaid it. Four men came out of the car and entered the vehicle through the back door. “They brought out their target and stabbed him in the neck and chest. When they were sure he was dead, they entered their car and drove away. There was a lot of blood on the road.” A source said the driver and his conductor thought the victim could still make it, hence the decision to take him to the hospital. “But he could not make it. They were told he was dead,” he added. The driver was said to have taken the deceased to the Owode Onirin police station. The family of the victim were later contacted and invited to the station. A source said: “It was the same night that the corpse was taken to the mortuary. After the family members were contacted, they said they were not interested in pursuing a case. They said the police could carry on with investigations, but they wanted to bury their corpse in accordance with Islamic rites. “The following morning when the wife of the man showed up, she was not aware he was dead. “So, the police just told her that he had an accident and he was receiving treatment at a hospital. The family took her away to break the news to her.” Another source said the police could have arrested the suspects that night if the matter was reported on time or the number plate of the vehicle noted. There are speculation that the ash-coloured Camry used the gunmen, might be the same one used in the killing of another resident a few weeks back.
“That same Camry carried out a similar operation three weeks back and a resident was killed. “The man that was killed that time and this man, lived in Ikorodu. The manner of their death suggested it had something to do with cultism. “It is also probable that there was someone in that bus giving information to the guys in the Camry on the movement of the bus and that was why they were able to double cross them at that point.” Meanwhile, police spokesperson, SP Dolapo Badmos, has confirmed the incident, adding that the police were making efforts to arrest the suspects. She said: “From the report we have, the four men waylaid the vehicle and entered the bus. They stabbed the man to death. “We visited, examined and photographed the scene before depositing the corpse at the Ikorodu General Hospital morgue. Investigations are ongoing and very soon, we will get the culprits.” The Lagos state government has intensified efforts to see that the lives and property of residents within the metropolis is safe and secured. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said that his administration has the will and capacity to fight all forms of crime and criminality in the state. Ambode has warned that persons who have taken to kidnapping, killing, robbery and other crimes, would find no safe haven in Lagos.
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