Phone Dispute: Suspected Cultists Allegedly Beat Friend to Death in Lagos

Phone Dispute: Suspected Cultists Allegedly Beat Friend to Death in Lagos
It was alleged that trouble started after the owner of the phone realised it was missing and began searching for it
The circumstances surrounding the alleged assault and the identities of those responsible have yet to be officially confirmed by the police

A young man identified as Azeez has died after he was allegedly assaulted by suspected cultists following a dispute over a missing phone in the Oko-Oba area of Agege, Lagos State.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that the incident reportedly occurred on Monday, August 3, after an argument involving Azeez and some of his colleagues over a phone that went missing at a party.

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A police source told PUNCH Metro that the disagreement later escalated into an assault on Azeez by some of the suspects, who were said to be his friends.

“We got a report that he passed away as a result of an assault on him by some suspected cultists said to be his friends. The argument was as a result of a missing phone,” the source said.

The source added that Azeez later died from injuries sustained during the alleged assault.

Meanwhile, an anti-cultism advocacy platform, Naija Confra, provided further details of the incident in a post on Saturday, claiming that the dispute began during a birthday celebration on Sunday night, August 2.

According to the platform, a fight broke out at the event, during which a man identified as Abela allegedly took a phone and handed it to Azeez.

It was alleged that trouble started after the owner of the phone realised it was missing and began searching for it.

The platform claimed that the owner and his friends later confronted Azeez after the phone was found in his possession, prompting him to explain that Abela had given him the device to keep.

Naija Confra further alleged that Abela denied giving Azeez the phone despite the latter’s claim, after which the phone owner and his friends allegedly assaulted Azeez before leaving the party.

According to the platform, Azeez later confronted Abela over the alleged denial, leading to another argument and further assault.

It alleged that Azeez was subsequently taken to another location by suspected members of the Neo-Black Movement, where he was allegedly attacked.

The circumstances surrounding the alleged assault and the identities of those responsible have yet to be officially confirmed by the police.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, could not be reached for comment as calls to her telephone lines were unanswered.

A text message sent to the police spokesperson had also not received a response as of the time of filing this report.