A mechanic, identified simply as Samson, has been killed after he was allegedly lured under the pretext of repairing a car in the Abijo area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt from a police source on Thursday that the incident happened on Tuesday, September 15.
Samson was said to have operated a mechanic workshop around the Warike Estate area of the community.
He was, however, contacted to repair a Mercedes-Benz and proceeded to the location where the vehicle was said to be.
On getting to the location, Samson was allegedly taken into a bush and subsequently hacked to death in the process.
“The victim was lured to the location on the pretext of going to repair a Mercedes-Benz car. We were told that when he got there, he was taken into the bush and killed.
“Investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible,” the source disclosed. The source, however, noted that the suspected cultists were believed to be behind the incident.
Meanwhile, an anti-cultism advocacy platform, in a post seen by PUNCH Metro on Thursday, noted that the killing was a form of retaliation.
“The killing was retaliation for the killing of an Eiye member named Ola Sheu, who was killed by NBM on September 9 around Adeba Bus Stop in the Lakowe area of Ibeju-Lekki.
“It was reported that many people in the area never knew him as an Aye until someone posted this picture of him wearing an Aye cult beret during his graduation to celebrate him on his birthday. This picture revealed his identity to rival cultists, and he was used as retaliation for the killing of Ola Sheu,” the platform wrote.
When contacted on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident.
She, however, noted that the family of the deceased victim reported to the police that his whereabouts were unknown.
“Following the receipt of the information, detectives reportedly swung into action and visited the victim’s apartment. “Efforts are ongoing to track Samson’s mobile phone and locate him. The case remains under investigation,” she added.
