BREAKING: Huge fear in Lagos as man shot dead in filling station

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering nationalist journalism successful Nigeria.

Obalende, Lagos authorities - A young man, Toheeb Eniasa, has been changeable astatine a Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited presumption successful Obalende country of Lagos state.

As reported by The Punch, the incidental happened connected Wednesday night, May 1, and has near residents successful the country successful fear.

Nigerian younker changeable dormant successful Lagos substance queue chaos. Photo credit: Benjamin Hundeyin
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Eniasa was successful the queue to get petrol erstwhile the unfortunate incidental happened.

While successful the queue, 2 men, believed to beryllium subject officers, attempted to thrust into the presumption to bargain petrol. They allegedly jumped the queue, prompting stiff absorption from people successful the queue.

Eyewitnesses disclosed that Eniasa spearheaded the resistance.

This further degenerated into a commotion and the eventual sidesplitting of the young antheral aft 1 of the men changeable him and fled the scene.

A source, simply identified arsenic Ayo narrated:

“I saw them. They are men of the DSS. They came to the country to bargain substance but refused to articulation the queue.“That is what they ever do. It was not Toheeb’s crook yet but helium confronted them, asking them to articulation the queue oregon beryllium polite astir the mode they went astir the purchase.“One of them was truthful impatient. He slapped Toheeb and helium retaliated with much words. Before we could cognize it, we heard gunshots and Toheeb fell to the ground.”

In a akin vein, different younker who spoke connected information of anonymity asserted that Eniasa's slayer is simply a DSS officer.

Police react

Lagos constabulary spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the execution but said information operatives restored normalcy successful the area.

Hundeyin said:

"The assemblage has been deposited successful the morgue.“Two vehicles were burnt. The individuality of the shooter is inactive chartless but investigations are ongoing to unravel that."

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Source: Legit.ng