It was a tragic scene on Wednesday on Olaleye Street, in the Iponri area of Lagos State, after an armed robber shot dead a leader of the Oodua People’s Congress, Sanjo Akintoye. The robber came on a motorcycle with another suspect, and shot the 43-year-old security guard, who struggled with him. On trying to reload his pistol, residents pounced on him and broke his skull with stones, sticks and bottles. The robber died on the spot and the corpse was recovered by policemen from the Iponri division.
The reporters has it that the suspect and his accomplice had trailed a worker at a construction site, who had gone to withdraw N500,000 from a branch of Zenith bank in the area. A witness, who spoke in confidence, said the rider and the passenger were challenged for riding a motorcycle into the area.
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“One of us was asked to withdraw money from the Zenith Bank around 11am. As he was coming back on foot, he was surprised to see two people following him on a motorcycle. “One of us, Baba Bolu, challenged them for riding motorcycle into the area. The man at the back of the motorcycle shot him in the leg and in the hand. “Baba Bolu lost a finger. Chairman (Akintoye) was returning from the toilet when he heard the gunshots and he confronted the robber. “The robber faced him and released a hail of bullets on him. Chairman was hit, but he moved closer to the suspect. The robber continued to fire shots till he expended his bullets.”
Another witness said the gunshots attracted the attention of other OPC members and some residents in the area. He said while the robber was shooting Akintoye, the residents had closed all escape routes.
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Some of us stood on the road, while others stayed behind vehicles. Immediately we saw that he had expended his bullets, one of us attacked the robber as he climbed the motorcycle to flee the scene. “He fell. Some other people moved closer and hit him with planks, bottles and any weapon they could find, but the rider escaped,”
he added.
According to the report, Akintoye was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was confirmed dead. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the incident said the police recovered one pistol with nine expended and 10 unexpended cartridges.
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“Today, at about 11am, one Adeyemi reported that he was attacked by two armed men on a motorcycle, who asked him to hand over the money he had withdrawn to them. He resisted and in the process, he was shot on his right leg which attracted passersby. “The hoodlums, sensing danger, shot at one Olatunji Ogundele and Sanjo Akintoye. One of the culprits was overpowered by the crowd and lynched, while the other escaped. “The victims were rushed to a hospital for treatment, while the corpse of the armed robber has been taken to the Yaba General Hospital mortuary.”
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Posted: at 5-05-2016 12:10 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
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Posted: at 5-05-2016 12:15 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
Mob lynches Armed Robber For Killing Lagos OPC Leader
“The hoodlums, sensing danger, shot at one Olatunji Ogundele and Sanjo Akintoye. One of the culprits was overpowered by the crowd and lynched, while the other escaped. “The victims were rushed to a hospital for treatment, while the corpse of the armed robber has been taken to the Yaba General Hospital mortuary.”
2 news on 1 news, you say armed robber kill person but why for ur news na the armed robber go mortuary den the person dem kill go hospital for treatment? next time let it go like this: Mob lynches Armed Robber To Death For Trying To Rob Lagos OPC Leader
Posted: at 5-05-2016 01:58 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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Quote from: Eros Okundaye on 5-05-2016 01:58 PM
Mob lynches Armed Robber For Killing Lagos OPC Leader
“The hoodlums, sensing danger, shot at one Olatunji Ogundele and Sanjo Akintoye. One of the culprits was overpowered by the crowd and lynched, while the other escaped. “The victims were rushed to a hospital for treatment, while the corpse of the armed robber has been taken to the Yaba General Hospital mortuary.”
2 news on 1 news, you say armed robber kill person but why for ur news na the armed robber go mortuary den the person dem kill go hospital for treatment? next time let it go like this: Mob lynches Armed Robber To Death For Trying To Rob Lagos OPC Leader
Next time, take time to read and understand Context before crucifying writer. The OPC leader was taken to the hospital because he did not die on the spot. He died at the clinic. The arm robber died on the spot and was taken to the mortuary.
Posted: at 5-05-2016 02:24 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
Mob lynches Armed Robber For Killing Lagos OPC Leader
“The hoodlums, sensing danger, shot at one Olatunji Ogundele and Sanjo Akintoye. One of the culprits was overpowered by the crowd and lynched, while the other escaped. “The victims were rushed to a hospital for treatment, while the corpse of the armed robber has been taken to the Yaba General Hospital mortuary.”
2 news on 1 news, you say armed robber kill person but why for ur news na the armed robber go mortuary den the person dem kill go hospital for treatment? next time let it go like this: Mob lynches Armed Robber To Death For Trying To Rob Lagos OPC Leader
Posted: at 6-05-2016 05:40 AM (7 years ago) | Hero
Next time, take time to read and understand Context before crucifying writer. The OPC leader was taken to the hospital because he did not die on the spot. He died at the clinic. The arm robber died on the spot and was taken to the mortuary.
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Posted: at 6-05-2016 05:41 AM (7 years ago) | Hero