Lagos Thugs suspected to be working for a political party in Lagos State, have killed five people in the Ajah area of the state.
Our correspondents learnt that the victims were coming from a naming ceremony when the men waylaid, and opened fire on their bus. The killer gang was also said to have entered the vehicle and used cutlasses and knives to slit the throats of some of the occupants. The deceased were identified as Ganiyu Lawal, aka Ebe; Idris Kolapo; Samsudeen Osoja, aka Songa; Rafiu, aka Ralph; and Ladi.
A source said Songa’s head was cut off during the attack on Wednesday. PUNCH Metro learnt that five others, who sustained injuries during the onslaught, escaped by a whisker. Investigations by PUNCH Metro revealed that the deceased and survivors were working with the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Oyebanji branch, Lagos Island, Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle (aka Seego).