The Police in
Lagos State have recovered the mutilated remains of a man, identified only as
Christmas, which were dumped at two different areas of the state; the victim’s
head was found at Olokodana junction in the Ebute Meta East, while his body was
recovered in Alaka, Surulere, on Wednesday!
It was gathered
that two factions of hoodlums in Ebute Meta – Oto and Olokodana gangs – had
since 2010, engaged one another in supremacy battle, which had allegedly
claimed no fewer than 20 lives. On Friday, January 9, the killing of one Waheed
Yusuf (aka Skippo) said to be the leader of the Olokodana gang. He was
allegedly killed in his house on Fagbayimu Street, Olokodana, Old Apapa Road,
by some unknown gunmen.
A resident in the
area, Tunde Adeniyi, said, Christmas, who used to belong to the Olokodana gang,
had abandoned the gang and was planning to leave the neighbourhood on Wednesday
before he was killed.
He said, “I saw
him packing his luggage on Tuesday. He said he was no longer interested in the
clashes, adding that most of the top men in his (Olokodana) group were dead.
“He even said the
motive of the rivalry was baseless, so he would rather quit and leave the
community. I was surprised when I saw his head this morning. His body was later
found in Surulere by the police.”
An eyewitness,
who gave his name simply as Kola, said ; “SARS came here late evening on Monday
and raided everywhere. They recovered guns and arrested some hoodlums,
including a lady,” he said.
The Lagos State
Police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the recovery of the head in
Ebute Meta. He, however, said he had not been briefed on the recovery of the
victim’s body.
He said, “A
bodiless head belonging to a yet-to-be-identified male was recovered at
Olokodana junction, Ebute Meta, by policemen from the Iponri Division acting on a tip-off.
“The head has
been deposited at the Yaba General Hospital morgue, while investigations aimed
at unravelling and apprehending the characters behind the act have been
activated.
“Members of the
public are enjoined to avail us information that will aid diligent
investigation. I have not got any information on the recovery of his body in
Surulere.”
Source: Punch Metro
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