Two brothers along with three other persons have
been shot dead in the Ajegunle area of Lagos after
hoodlums hijacked a campaign rally while the
politicians were distributing gifts to the residents.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the campaign rally, which
was organised by a Senatorial candidate of the All
Progressives Congress, went through Oduduwa and
Layinka streets in the area, and moved down to
Cemetery Road in Amukoko.

The rally, however, turned violent on Layinka Street
when some politicians, who were said to have
accompanied the Senatorial candidate, began to
share out gifts. It was learnt that as the supporters
and residents scrambled for the items, some thugs,
who felt they were being sidelined, attacked the
supporters.

Two other factions of the thugs also reportedly
clashed, shooting at one another and vandalising
property. Two young men of the same parents,
identified simply as Abeeb and Idris, were among
the five persons killed by the bullets.

It was gathered that Abeeb, more commonly called
Abere, was shot twice in the belly and died instantly, while Idris, his younger brother, was initially rushed to a private hospital in the area before he died.

The two youths lived with their parents on
Alayabiagba Street, Boundary, Ajegunle.
When PUNCH Metro visited the area on Wednesday,
a police source told their correspondent that two
corpses were brought to the Ajegunle Police Division on Tuesday after the police had restored normalcy to the area. He said:
“Two dead bodies from the rally were brought
to the station by evening. Later, a well known
politician showed up to arrange how they
would be buried. This morning, we have gone
to the Cemetery Market, Ajegunle, to pick up
another corpse.”

Our correspondent also observed broken bottles and smashed windows and doors on Layinka Street
where the rally had turned bloody. A shop owner,
who gave her name as Ojedokun, said the thugs
looted her goods and shot continually, during which
stray bullets injured several passersby.
She said:
“Trouble started when the aspirant began to
share out gifts to supporters. He gave out mobile phones, pressing irons, among other things. As people scrambled for those gifts, trouble began. The thugs brought out guns and began to shoot to scare away people.
They began to smash bottles on the ground and attack one another. Even the policemen, who accompanied the rally, fled for their lives. Stray bullets hit people. We later heard that about six people were shot dead.”

Another resident said the corpse recovered by the
police at the Cemetery Market was a young man,
who was hacked to death. He said:
“The two brothers, who were shot dead, are being buried as I speak to you. There is no one in their house as they have gone away.
The corpse that we saw at the Cemetery Market was a man hacked to death, but the police have taken him away.”

When PUNCH Metro got to the Amukoko Police
Division, their correspondent observed yet another
dead victim of the violence, who was covered with a
wrapper and laid on the ground.

It was learnt that the parents of the deceased, who
hailed from Badagry area, had shown up at the
station and were planning to come back for the
corpse. They were told that a policeman was also
shot during the unrest and had been taken to a
hospital for treatment.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth
Nwosu, confirmed the incident. He added that the
police were making efforts to apprehend the “criminals”. He said,
“The police in Ajegunle recovered two
corpses, and the Amukoko division recovered
another one. The cause of the violence was that some hoodlums again went on a rampage. Intense efforts are ongoing to arrest the perpetrators of the violence.”

www.punchng.com/metro-plus/siblings-three-others-shot-dead-over-politicians-gifts/

the mentality of some Nigerians is baffling. people still behave abnormal in this 21st century. anyway, rip to the dead.

And they just died because of broom madness

clevvermind:
the mentality of some Nigerians is baffling. people still behave abnormal in this 21st century. anyway, rip to the dead.

that should tell you the level of poverty in the land where people create a larger problem because of minimal benefit like a daily bread

Eeya, Rip sha.

The level of poverty in this country is too much and it's because of this nonsense administration of this drunken master






some groups in front of my house here in ijebu north in ogun sate were yesterday campaigning for LABOUR party but on sighting the convoy of BURUJI KASHAMU who's running for senate under PDP,they quickly removed the labour party's flag and raised PDP flag with the pic of the man in the flag,he stopped and gave them 20K,that was how fight started some are in the hospital now,its just a pity

temitemi1:
And they just died because of broom madness

the money wey PDP pay u don expire as u know take shout GEJ till 2019,ROBOT!

eya Tinubu blood money

Free things kills.

Na ws oooo

With no bias mind.Many people will be wondering what is our politicians enjoying in making life difficult for the people?The answer is just that when they make life difficult for us and the election is near,the mentality of most of us will be that "let me collect what I will collect now,after all what I will collect now will be my own benefit for the next 4 years"and with that we tend to sell off our conscience. Should they make life easy for us,if I'm comfortable and you are,will I sell my vote?Will you sell your vote? And by selling our vote is what will pay them thereby they need to make life difficult. I learn from a reliable source yesterday that the visitation of our dear president to Akure a day to his rally was where Afenifere was given N1b,and Mimiko's brother and groups also N1b.We also heard that some men of God were given N6b.All to buy their conscience. Money that suppose to be used for development of our dear nation.Time will tell.

APC and thuggery

hmmmmm

too bad.

notice to all.
when u see any political party sharing gift item, pls don't get close. your life is more valuable.
have a safe election.

Greediness is a sin

Please we should

_{Shun Violence}

The Harm that this Election will cause is more than the good.

Stop killing yourselves.

some are dying while some are making money.....this life sha

Eyah Eyah Eyah!

What a shame to the organisers, the accompanying security and the society.

Personally, when a politician stops discussing the issues and his goals in government; starts distributing 'greek' gifts, he has lost it.

Rest in Peace to the Dead...may their families be strengthened during this time.

this is why this government has taken education as a priority because only when you are enlightened can you avoid stupid political gimmicks and stand for your rights. almamgiri schools 13 federal universities.

but some people are busy promising free lunch

Ok

We hear this everyday but when will people learn?

My Nigeria!

Ímagine the pain their mum would go thru.

Its a pity hÓw theÝ practise politics in this part of the world

Agbaje n korobucci

eyah.. Am sure those senators brought gift for the whole of lag too.. Oo so dats how the get supporters, now five people are dead.. Lets see if they will keep sharing silly gifts in the streets

apc and bribe....chaiiiii

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