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An elderly man, Simon Maduekwe, has died from the shock he suffered after suspected political thugs invaded his residence on Fatomi Crescent, Off Bajulaiye Compound, Shomolu, Lagos State, IGBERETV reports.

Late Maduekwe and other residents of the area who cast their votes for their preferred candidate in the Lagos governorship election learnt that some political thugs warned voters against voting for another candidate other than their preferred candidate. Late Maduekwe left the polling unit for his house after casting his vote.

His son, Chuka, said his late father was at home when one of the political thugs, while subjecting some of the voters to different forms of intimidation and suppression, spotted a resident capturing the moments on his mobile phone. The political thug, thereafter, raised the alarm which attracted the attention of his accomplices and Chuka said they gave the resident, who firmly held onto his phone, a hot chase. In a desperate attempt to escape, the aggrieved son said the yet-to-be-identified resident ran into his father’s residence, adding that thugs chased after him.

Chuka explained that Maduekwe, who was not aware of what had transpired outside his home, upon sighting the thugs on his premises, thought they were there to attack him for voting against their preferred candidate, adding that his father slumped at the sight of the hoodlums coming towards him.

“My dad had gone to vote as early as 8am because the polling unit was in front of our compound on Fatomi Crescent, Off Bajulaiye Compound, Somolu, Lagos State. That morning, there was noise at the polling unit as suspected thugs were threatening people to vote for their party, and scaring away those not willing to do their bidding. We also heard them shouting at a particular guy making a video of them. When they sighted the guy, they started chasing him, so he ran straight into our compound, and into our apartment. My dad was standing at the door and as the guy and the thugs ran towards him, he collapsed.

Immediately, we tried to revive him but couldn’t, so, we rushed him to the Somolu General Hospital and a nurse confirmed to us that he was dead. My dad had high blood pressure and has not been doing business for over a year as we have been doing all to keep him alive but he died because of the incident during the election.”he said

Chuka, while lamenting over the incident, said his mother had been traumatized by the development.

“My family has been mourning over the incident. My mum is just trying to get hold of what happened, we never anticipated that this election will take him away from us,” he said.

An eyewitness, Samson Duru, described Maduekwe, 68, as a peaceful man who always warned youths against illicit activities during the election period, adding that the deceased was among the people cautioning the thugs against tampering with the election process in the area.

“The man was shouting at one of the thugs to leave the polling unit and allow people to vote for the candidate of their choice before he left for his house. The whole incident happened some minutes after. He is such a peaceful man who does not like trouble; I pray that his family will be able to bear their loss.”

Fahdiga:
Tinubu has brought nothing but sorrow and bloodshed to Nigeria. Man is a monumental disaster.

StreetFight:
Yes, and if you put head, we will behead you and use you for money rituals

StreetFight:
If he is in his state of Origin, this would not have happened. State in your useless state

StreetFight:
If he is in his state of Origin, this would not have happened. State in your useless state

lexrichy:
Why do men always have high blood pressure.

Fahdiga:
Tinubu has brought nothing but sorrow and bloodshed to Nigeria. Man is a monumental disaster.

StreetFight:
Yes, and if you put head, we will behead you and use you for money rituals

StreetFight:
If he is in his state of Origin, this would not have happened. State in your useless state

highchief1:
u will die before his swearing in.

StreetFight:
If he is in his state of Origin, this would not have happened. State in your useless state

cktheluckyman:
No Tinubu will be the one to die before been sworn in.He is already in hospital,na mortuary remain

highchief1:
why do u want him dead.A good citizen doesn’t wish his president dead.

cktheluckyman:
Tinubu is not my president.He is not even president of anyone yet

highchief1:
I thought you guys said he will die before election.Are u the same set of ppl who said Buhari will die or Buhari is dead and it’s jubrin from Sudan.

cktheluckyman:
He will die same way his thugs killed this innocent man

Fahdiga:
Tinubu has brought nothing but sorrow and bloodshed to Nigeria. Man is a monumental disaster.

Massiveglory:
Sanwolu, this is the reported 2nd death in less than 24hours.
Your hands are officially soaked in blood just like the killer in rivers state Nyesome wike.

Sanwolu , let me advice you sir. Don't allow online riffrats, hired mercenaries and praise singers to push and lead you to irrelevance.

No matter how beautiful a house looks, if it is not built in a solid foundation, it will fail. It will fall. It will collapse.

Your so called re-selection mandate is a bloody one. Innocent people are affected. It is built on evil and wickedness and comes with its consequences.

Don't let them deceive you. Save yourself. Publicly renounce and denounce the process that produced you.
This is where real healing starts.