Friday, July 4, 2025 - A 12-year-old boy named Wasiu was killed by a stray bullet during a cult conflict in Lagos State's Mushin neighbourhood.
According to a community member who verified the incident to
Punch, on Wednesday, July 2, at around 8 p.m., Wasiu entered the Olosha
neighbourhood of the community to purchase food from a nearby food vendor when
he walked into the cultists engaging in violent attacks.
“We started
hearing sounds of gunshots around 8 pm, and people started running into their
homes while business owners closed their shops.
Meanwhile,
Wasiu was waiting to buy food from a vendor called Iya Ibeji when he got caught
up in the clash. It was while he also tried to seek refuge that the stray
bullet hit him.”Tale Amoo, a resident, said
Other residents discovered his lifeless body and hurried him
to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, only to discover the hospital gate
locked.
“The tense
situation was the reason why Wasiu did not get medical attention on time
because no one knew he had already been hit by a bullet.
Residents
who found him lying on the floor quickly rushed him to LUTH, but their gate was
shut. They tried to get through to the other gate, but the presence of the
cultists along the route stopped them,” another resident said
The state police command has not yet responded to this tragic event.
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