- Security Guard Shot Dead, Hacked by Suspected Cultists in Lagos
- Police Investigate Fatal Cult Attack on Security Guard in Lagos
- Anti-cultism monitoring platform Naija Confra claimed that three other people sustained gunshot injuries during the attack
A security guard identified simply as Godwin has been killed in a suspected cult-related attack in the Abule Ijesha area of Yaba, Lagos State.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the attack, which occurred on Saturday evening, reportedly threw the neighbourhood into panic as gunshots echoed through the area, forcing residents and passersby to flee for safety.
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A police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said the assailants arrived in a vehicle and confronted the victim near his duty post before shooting him in the head.
The source further alleged that the attackers later struck the victim with an axe before fleeing the scene.
“We received a report that gunmen suspected to be cultists killed a security guard identified as Godwin in the area. The assailants came in a vehicle and shot him not far from his duty post. Eyewitnesses also reported that they attacked him with an axe,” the source said.
According to the source, the attackers fired several shots into the air as they escaped, creating panic in the community.
Police have since commenced an investigation, with efforts underway to identify and arrest those responsible for the killing.
Meanwhile, anti-cultism monitoring platform Naija Confra claimed that three other people sustained gunshot injuries during the attack.
The platform alleged that eyewitnesses said the attackers arrived in a white Mercedes-Benz, shot the victim and later attacked him with an axe.
It also claimed that the gunmen fired indiscriminately, leaving three young women with gunshot wounds. However, the Lagos State Police Command has not confirmed the reported injuries or any additional casualties.
Attempts to get an official response from the command’s spokesperson, CSP Abimbola Adebisi, were unsuccessful, as calls and a text message sent to her had not been answered as of the time of filing this report.
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