A man identified simply as Alex, was shot d3ad by gunmen suspected to be cultists at
Iyana Isashi in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State a day after an altercation with some individuals in a nightclub.
A resident in the community who requested not to be mentioned due to the nature of the incident had told punch on Wednesday that the deceased victim was on his way to meet a friend when two men on a bike accosted him at about 8 pm last Friday.
According to the resident, one of the men pulled out a gun and shot him at close range.
“Alex stays at Cele Niza here in Iyana Isashi. He had just come back from his place of work when he stepped out again, probably to meet a friend. He was on his way when some men on a bike stopped him on the way and shot him. It was the sound of the gunshot that attracted people around, who rushed to the spot and found him lying in a pool of blood. The gunmen were also seen trying to escape from the area while still on the bike,” the source said.
Alex was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was being attended to.
Giving an update, the source confirmed that the victim succumbed to the gunshot injuries on Wednesday.
"We lost him this morning. He had been in a coma since that Friday, and doctors tried all they could to save him, but he did not make it,” the source disclosed.
Another resident who identified himself simply as Quadri told the publication on Wednesday that the victim, otherwise known as Fleximore, was said to have had an altercation with some strangers at a nightclub in the community a day before the incident happened.
“Some of his friends who went to a club in the area with him said he had a serious fight with some guys there. They said it started with an argument that later resulted in a confrontation," he said.
“Although they tried to settle it but that is very unusual of him. You hardly hear anything of such about him. Alex is an easy-going person and does not make trouble, but we don’t know the kind of person he had issues with at the nightclub, and that is why some people said the attack was most likely a result of what happened at the club.”
According to Quadri, arrangements are ongoing to bury the late Alex.
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