Some hoodlums have reportedly killed an undergraduate of the University of Lagos, identified simply as Adekunle, during a robbery at Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of the state.
According to reports available to NIGERIACRIME, the deceased on Saturday, the deceased and his school mate identified simply as Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and while in the vehicle, a man, who was hanging at the back of the bus, dispossessed Opeyemi of her iPhone 7 plus.
The 23-year-old victim was said to have jumped out of the bus and gave the fleeing thief a hot chase but he was shot dead by one of the hoodlums suspected to be working with the suspect, who appeared from nowhere.
An eyewitness, who spoke anonymously said the robber’s accomplice shot Adekunle in the head, adding that the undergraduate died on the spot.
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He said, “The incident happened on June 3 around 9pm. What happened was that someone shot the deceased at a close range on the left side of his head and he died on the spot. An ATM card found on him bears the name Adekunle.
“Later on, we gathered from a girl that gave her name as Opeyemi, who claimed to be a student of Business Administration, UNILAG, that she and the deceased, whom she knew as a student of UNILAG, boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba and were heading to UNILAG when she got dispossessed of her iPhone 7 Plus by a thief hanging at the back of the bus.
“She said the deceased attempted to help by pursuing the robber but in the process, another group of persons came out and one of them shot him at a close range on the left side of his head and he died on the spot.”
The lifeless body of the student was evacuated by policemen who arrived at the crime scene later and deposited at the morgue of the Mainland Hospital.
Reacting to inquiries, the police spokesperson in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the command had commenced an investigation to track down the suspects behind the attack.
“The deceased was a UNILAG student. The suspects are being trailed for possible arrest and the command has contacted the victim’s relatives. The case has been transferred to the SCID, Panti, for discreet investigation,” he said.