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There was pandemonium on 24 Road, in the Igbogbo, Ikorodu area of Lagos State, after suspected cult members shot dead four persons. It was learnt that the six-man gang arrived in the community on Friday around 8pm on two motorcycles.
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PUNCH Metro learnt that a 63-year-old native doctor, identified as Rasheed Yusuf, aka Low Banger, who was walking along the road, was the first to be killed.
The attackers were said to have also shot at Rasheed’s wife, Falilat, and a two-year-old girl, Kehinde.
The duo, however, survived the attack.
The cultists further reportedly waylaid and shot dead two men, identified as Yusuf Cisco and Lukman Apetu, who were returning from work on a motorcycle.
A yet-to-be-identified resident was also reportedly killed during the shooting spree which left many residents injured.
Policemen from the Ikorodu division and members of a vigilance group in the area were said to have arrived at the area to remove the corpses after the attackers left.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the deaths. She added that the police had arrested three suspects.
She said, “Three suspects have been arrested. They will soon be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja. The command is on the trail of other suspects.”
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