The incident occurred at Iyana Ipaja in Alimosho area of Lagos at about 10am.
The serving killer MOPOL, who is yet to be identified, was said to be driving a commuter mini bus popularly known as danfo with registration number XY 866 GGE painted in Lagos colour. The bus conveyed the victim, Ademayeloye Adegbola Abiodun, from Ile Epo bus stop to Iyana Ipaja.
P.M.NEWS gathered that the deceased who was a local boxing coach and a footballer was coming from the training field when the incident happened.
Mr. Olusegun Shodiya, a family friend of the deceased, told P.M.NEWS that the bus fare from Ile-Epo Oke-Odo to Iyana- Ipaja is N30, and the deceased demanded for N20 balance after giving the driver N50.
On getting to Iyana-Ipaja, they engaged in an argument and the MOPOL turned driver brought out a jack knife from the bus and stabbed the victim.
A source told P.M.NEWS that the late Abiodun was 29 years old and he hailed from Oyo State. Until his death, he resided at 12, Ogunmoye Street, Egbeda in Lagos.
An eyewitnesses said that after the MOPOL cum driver had killed Abiodun, his colleagues stormed the scene with an armoured personnel carrier with registration number NPF 4912 C and started shooting indiscriminately.
The community leader, Baale Oki of Oki land, Chief Sunday Oki said, “I was inside my house when the incident happened. We are all human beings, must people be going about with knives when they are not robbers? I think it is unnecessary for mobile policemen to invade this area and start shooting indiscriminately.
“Many properties were damaged by stray bullets. Two persons were hit by bullets in my street and everywhere was full of empty cartridges.”
Chief Oki appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola to protect Iyana Ipaja residents from such invasion.
The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja mortuary for autopsy.
Reacting to the incident, the mother of the deceased, Mrs Mary Ishola-Ejidiran, said: “My son was an NCE graduate of Federal College of Education Oyo State. When he finished his NCE proramme, he was admitted at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos as Inspector Cadet.
“My son is never an NURTW member, or a tout. What I want from the government is to produce my son.”
Contacted, the Lagos State Police Command, Public Relations Officer, DSP Samuel Jinadu said he was yet to be briefed on the incident.
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