Lagos man gunned down over alleged business dispute

A man identified simply as Golden has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Igando area of Lagos State.

The attackers, said to be two in number, reportedly stormed the community on a motorcycle while searching for the deceased before eventually locating and shooting him.

The incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday on Fatoki Street within the community, according to information obtained from a police source on Thursday.

The source disclosed that police officers who responded to the report found the victim lying in a pool of blood at the scene.

“We got a report that someone was shot on Fatoki Street, and when our men were deployed to the scene, the deceased was found lying lifeless in a pool of blood. He was taken to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead and later taken to the morgue,” the source said.

Police authorities said the motive behind the killing had yet to be determined, adding that investigations into the incident were ongoing.

Meanwhile, anti-cultism advocacy platform, Confra Naija, claimed in a post on Thursday that the attack was linked to a business dispute rather than cult-related violence.

“The victim in that incident was identified as Golden. Although two cult groups (Aye and Vikings) were mentioned in this incident, sources confirmed that the attack was not cult-related but rather a case of a business dispute involving Yahoo money,” the platform stated.

The group further alleged that the deceased was sitting outside when the assailants entered the street on a motorcycle and shot him in the head.

Efforts to get a reaction from the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, were unsuccessful as calls placed to her telephone line were not answered. A text message sent to her had also not been responded to as of the time of filing this report.