Monday, October 6, 2025 - Four people have been k!lled and a 14-year-old boy was injured by stray bullet after gunmen attacked a crowded snooker spot near a military barracks in the Ojo area of Lagos State.
The incident occurred around 9pm on Saturday night, October 4.
The assailants, about five in number, stormed the area and opened fire
indiscriminately on the people present at the snooker spot, Punch
reports.
Among the casualties was a noodles vendor who was said to have di£d on the
spot.
A source told the publication, “The men came to the snooker spot around
9pm. The spot is right opposite the Ojo military barracks, and being a crowded
place, the men walked in like regular fun-seekers, wearing native attire. They
pretended to be looking for where to sit, but suddenly pulled out what looked
like AK-47 rifles and began shooting indiscriminately. Everyone started running
for safety, while some were hit by bullets. The mallam selling noodles just
beside the snooker spot was the first to di£. No one even knew when or how they
left because everyone had already fled for their lives.”
Three people who fled the scene later di£d from gunshot injuries while one
person di£d at the scene.
A police source told the publication, “One person was found de@d on the
spot after the incident, while about two others with gunshot wounds, including
a teenager, about 14 years old, who had probably come to buy noodles, were
taken to the hospital for treatment. But this morning, some people came to
report the de@ths of their relatives who were caught up in the shooting. We now
have three additional deaths, making four in total.”
The gunmen, suspected to be cultists, also robbed people of their
belongings during and after the attack.
The Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected cultists in
connection with the incident.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, in a statement on Sunday
night, October 5, described the incident as a cult clash, adding that the
commanders of the tactical squad operatives and the Divisional Police Officer
led crack tactical operatives and detectives from the police division were
deployed to the scene.
She stated that three victims were reportedly rushed to the hospital for
treatment, but one of them was later confirmed de@d at the Badagry General
Hospital.
According to her, the suspects arrested were identified as Victor
Christian, 43; Samuel Success, 29; Balogun Emmanuel, 43; Wisdom Chukwuemeka,
28; and Oche Job, 39, who were apprehended during a coordinated operation led
by tactical units of the command.
“An immediate raid of the entire area by the joint police team comprising
the conventional police team, the tactical squad units, and other detectives
led to the arrest of five of the suspects directly responsible for the attack
and death of the victim at a hotel in the locality.
“A thorough search of the premises and the operational vehicle of the
arrested cultists led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition, and other
dangerous weapons used in cult clashes. Exhibits recovered include one (1)
locally-made pistol, two (2) pump-action guns, fifty-two (52) live cartridges,
two (2) expended cartridges, one (1) Toyota Avalon with registration number KTU
610 JB, one (1) HP laptop, one (1) computer mouse, one (1) car key, one (1)
cutlass, one (1) Federal Republic of Nigeria passport bearing the name Ekomafe
Gregory Dickson, two (2) Samsung Android phones, two (2) iPhones, one (1)
additional Android phone, and one (1) small Nokia phone. All recovered items
have been properly documented and registered as exhibits for ongoing
investigation,” the statement partly read.
She added that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the
group, while police patrols and tactical teams had been deployed to forestall
reprisal attacks.
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