Tuesday, October 6, 2026 -A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, identified as Kamoru Omokoye, has been shot dead by suspected cultists at Abijo Bus Stop in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.
Omokoye was attacked and shot in the head by the assailants
on Sunday morning.
It was gathered that the suspects arrived at the bus stop in
an unregistered Lexus RX 350 before attacking the victim.
The suspects were said to have sped away immediately after
the attack.
A police source in the community, who confirmed the incident
on Monday, said the assailants were suspected cultists.
The source said, “The incident occurred around 9am on
Sunday. Two men suspected to be cultists arrived at Abijo Bus Stop in an
unregistered Lexus RX 350 and shot the deceased victim, who was a member of the
NURTW. The attackers immediately sped off from the scene.
“The deceased was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Epe,
Lagos State, for treatment. However, he was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty
at the medical facility.
“On receipt of the information, detectives visited the scene
and the area was combed for possible arrest of the suspects.”
Meanwhile, an anti-cultism advocacy platform, Naija Confra,
in a post seen by PUNCH Metro on Monday, stated that Omokoye, also referred to
as Zobo, was sitting at a spot where local gin, popularly known as ogogoro, was
being sold when the attackers arrived and opened fire.
About three people at the spot were also said to have
sustained gunshot injuries.
“Zobo was reportedly sitting at a drinking (Ogogoro) spot
with others at the bus stop when the attackers arrived and opened fire. Some
people ran away, while at least three people sustained gunshot wounds. Zobo was
killed in the attack. He had reportedly worked at Awoyaya Bus Stop before
moving to GRA Bus Stop and was said to have an eight-month-old child,” the
platform wrote.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi,
confirmed the incident.
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