A 35-year-old man, Lukman Sotomiwa, has been
killed by suspected cult members in the Surulere area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the Abeokuta,
Ogun State indigene was tricked out with a telephone call around 10pm on
Tuesday.
A friend was said to have come out with Lukman
when the gang reportedly attacked and shot him.
The gunshot was said to have spread panic among
residents who ran for cover.
He was left in a pool of blood and died on the
spot.
Our correspondent, who visited Karimu Street,
Surulere, where the incident happened, learnt that policemen attached to the
Surulere division had evacuated his corpse.
A resident, who did not want his name mentioned
for security reason, said, “On that Tuesday evening, we first heard a gunshot
and everybody started running helter-skelter.
“When the dust had settled on the confusion that
followed the gunshot, we came out to investigate the matter.
“We learnt that Lukman received a phone call from
someone and was shot dead when he came out of his house. His corpse was left on
the street before it was taken away by the police.”
The resident added that the incident was the
third death in a week within the community.
Some friends of the deceased told PUNCH Metro
that they could not explain what transpired on the night of the incident.
One of them, who did not give his name, said the
manner in which Lukman was killed had left them in shock and they did not want
to comment further.
“But let me assure you that he was not a
cultist,” he added.
Our correspondent was directed to the family
house of the victim, a place called Small London, around Babajide bus stop,
Surulere.
At the house, PUNCH Metro met Lukman’s
widow, Aminat; a relative, Akeem Kazeem, and the deceased’s two
children-Al-Achmed, 5, and Uthman, 3.
Aminat said, “The last time I saw my husband was
on Tuesday. I went to meet him on Karimu Street where he has his shop around
5pm. He gave me some money for transport, saying he would be coming home later
in the evening. I never knew it was the last time I would be seeing my husband
alive.
“He was a very hardworking man. He travelled two
times to London last year to give some clothes that he designed to his friend
who sold them. He was planning another trip later this year when he was
killed.”
She said she had decided to “leave everything to
God because there is no point expecting anything from the police.”
Her elder brother, Kazeem, explained that the
family had already gone to identify Lukman’s corpse at the Mainland mortuary.
He said the family was also concluding plans to
ensure he was buried on time according to Islamic rites.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State
Command, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident.
He said, “The corpse has been taken to the
morgue. No arrest has been made although efforts are on to apprehend the
perpetrators of the heinous crime.”
Source: Punch
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