Robbers shoot LASU graduate in attack on PoS agent

An unidentified graduate of the Lagos State University has been critically injured and is fighting for survival following an attack by suspected armed robbers who followed a Point of Sale operator to her house located within the Igando area of Lagos State.

It emerged on Tuesday that the attack took place on Sunday along Kayode Onafuye Street in the Alhaji Ede community.

Our reporter was able to gather from sources that the robbers, who came on two motorcycles, attacked a bungalow in the community while hunting for the PoS operator.

The robbers, however, could not achieve their aim as they could not enter the premises because of the security measures put in place by the operators.

An eyewitness who identified himself simply as Bode said the development angered the robbers, who subsequently opened fire indiscriminately, with one of the bullets hitting the graduate.

The resident said, “The robbers came on two motorcycles and were about four in number. They had traced the PoS operator to her house. When they first got there, they went to her shop, which is very close to the building.

“When they discovered that she was not there, they went straight to the house and started calling out the PoS operator while attempting to enter the building. It was at that moment that the occupants shut the entrance door, preventing them from gaining access. Out of frustration, they started shooting indiscriminately.”

Another resident, who owns a shop close to the scene of the incident but preferred anonymity for security reasons, said the graduate was walking along the street when one of the bullets struck him.

The resident added that most people in the neighbourhood were unaware of what was happening until the sound of gunshots rang out.

“He unknowingly walked into the scene before he realised what was happening. That was exactly when the robbers started shooting after being unable to locate their target.

“It was after they fled that people quickly rushed to rescue the young man and took him to a nearby General Hospital. One of those who rescued him said he had just graduated from LASU and was preparing for the National Youth Service Corps programme for fresh Nigerian graduates.”

A police source told our correspondent that officers were immediately deployed to the scene after the incident was reported.

“Our attention was drawn to the incident, and our men were promptly deployed to the scene. We also recovered some spent bullet shells in front of the house.”

When contacted on Tuesday, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abimbola Adebisi, said she was not aware of the incident but promised to get back to our correspondent. She said, “The report has not gotten to me. I’ll check and revert.” She had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.