Afrigather A 23-year-old scholar of the College of Lagos (UNILAG) recognized merely as Adekunle, was shot lifeless by armed robbers whereas making an attempt to retrieve his pal’s stolen cellphone.
The incident occurred at Harvey Highway, Moore Highway Junction, within the Yaba space of the state on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
In keeping with Punch, Adekunle and his college mate recognized merely as Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and whereas within the automobile, a person, who was hanging in the back of the bus, dispossessed Opeyemi of her iPhone 7 plus.
Opeyemi raised the alarm and Adekunle, in a determined try to retrieve the cellphone from the robber who jumped down from the bus and fled, pursued him.
Realising that Adekunle was closing in on the suspect, one of many hoodlums suspected to be working with the fleeing suspect appeared from nowhere and shot the scholar.
Talking with the publication on Monday, June 5, an eyewitness who doesn’t need his title talked about for safety causes, stated the robber’s confederate shot Adekunle within the head, including that the undergraduate died on the spot.
“The incident occurred on June 3 round 9pm. What occurred was that somebody shot the deceased at an in depth vary on the left facet of his head and he died on the spot. An ATM card discovered on him bears the title Adekunle,” the witness defined.
“Afterward, we gathered from a lady that gave her title as Opeyemi, who claimed to be a scholar of Enterprise Administration, UNILAG, that she and the deceased, whom she knew as a scholar of UNILAG, boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba and have been heading to UNILAG when she obtained dispossessed of her iPhone 7 Plus by a thief hanging in the back of the bus,”
She stated the deceased tried to assist by pursuing the robber however within the course of, one other group of individuals got here out and one among them shot him at an in depth vary on the left facet of his head and he died on the spot.”
It was gathered that policemen, who arrived on the scene later, evacuated Adekunle’s corpse and deposited it on the morgue of the Mainland Hospital.
The spokesperson for the police within the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident stated the command had commenced an investigation to trace down the suspects behind the assault.
“The deceased was a UNILAG scholar. The suspects are being trailed for potential arrest and the command has contacted the sufferer’s family. The case has been transferred to the SCID, Panti, for discreet investigation,” he stated.
