•Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Jimoh Moshood
Three yet-to-be-identified male adults have been found dead in their apartment on Olateju Street in the Lekki Phase One area of Lagos State.
It was learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, where the victims reportedly lived together in a makeshift room, reports The PUNCH.
It was gathered that the deceased were casual workers who earned a living by running errands and taking up daily labour within the neighbourhood.
A resident who identified himself simply as Alfred but pleaded not to be identified because he was not permitted to speak with the media said the victims were asleep when the attackers stormed their room.
According to him, the attackers dragged them out of the room and macheted them to death in the process.
He said, “The boys lived in a makeshift structure erected on the premises of a building on the street. We knew them to be labourers who also ran errands for people. But on Sunday morning, one of their colleagues who also stayed around there raised the alarm over an attack on the boys.
“When people rushed there, the three of them were found lying in a pool of blood with machete cuts all over their bodies. We were told the assailants dragged them out of the room before killing them.”
Another resident, who is a member of the Lekki Estate Residents Association but asked not to be named, said the incident threw the area into panic.
He said no such incident had ever been recorded on the street, adding that the police were immediately invited to the scene of the incident.
“We are now more cautious with the security situation around here. Security measures are also being stepped up as I speak to you,” he added.
As of press time, the motive behind the killing was still unclear.
It was, however, learnt from other sources in the community that it might be linked to cult clashes or a dispute involving the deceased.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, could not be reached for confirmation, as calls to his phone were not responded to.
A text message sent to him had yet to be replied to as of the time this report was filed.
It was earlier reported in August that a skit maker identified simply as Austin was found dead with machete cuts in the Lakowe community of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that some suspected cultists stormed the area in the early hours of the day in search of the deceased.
On locating his apartment, they allegedly dragged him out of his room and hacked him to death on the spot.
