TWO ‘OKADA’ RIDERS SHOT DEAD BY GUNMEN IN LAGOS

Intelligence have gathered that two okada riders have been shot dead by gunmen in Abule Ijesha and Yaba College of Technology Bus Stop areas of Lagos State.

It was learnt that the victims, Sheriff Sulaiman and Sanni Abubakar, were together at the Abule Ijesha Junction waiting for passengers when the assailants shot Sulaiman in the head. The victim, 30, a father of one, died on the spot.

Sources say after Suleiman was hit, Abubakar, who witnessed the incident, fled to escape being attacked by the criminals. He was however trailed down to Yabatech bus stop and shot dead by the armed robbers.

The remains of Sulaiman and Abubakar have been transported to their hometowns in Katsina and Jigawa respectively for burial.

Confirming the incident in a statement, the State’s Police PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said efforts are ongoing to arrest the killers.

Credit: Eons Intelligence