A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, identified as Kamoru Omokoye, has been shot d.ead
He was shot by suspected cultists at Abijo Bus Stop in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.
Punch learnt that Omokoye was attacked and shot in the head by the assailants on Sunday morning.
It was gathered that the suspects arrived at the bus stop in an unregistered Lexus RX 350 before attacking the victim.
The suspects were said to have sped away immediately after the attack.
A police source in the community, who confirmed the incident to Punch on Monday, said the assailants were suspected cultists.
The source said, “The incident occurred around 9am on Sunday. Two men suspected to be cultists arrived at Abijo Bus Stop in an unregistered Lexus RX 350 and shot the deceased victim, who was a member of the NURTW. The attackers immediately sped off from the scene.
“The deceased was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Epe, Lagos State, for treatment. However, he was pronounced d.ead by a doctor on duty at the medical facility.
“On receipt of the information, detectives visited the scene and the area was combed for possible arrest of the suspects.”
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