A Chairman of tricycle operators in
Surulere, Lagos State, Kolapo Olatunji, was killed while another person
sustained gunshot wounds after gunmen invaded Shitta area of Surulere on
Sunday.
According to eyewitnesses, Olatunji was
about to enter his car, parked opposite Shitta Primary School, when the
gunmen shot him and riddled his vehicle with bullets.
The second victim, who was yet to be identified, was said to be the deceased’s friend.
A relative of the deceased, who wished to remain anonymous, said the incident occurred around 7pm.
She said, “Around 7pm on Sunday, Kolapo
(Olatunji) was about to enter his car along with a friend when some
gunmen from nowhere opened fire on him. They riddled his car with
bullets and in the process, his friend was also shot.
“Sympathisers immediately rushed him to
Lagos University Teaching Hospital but he was rejected so they then took
him to Topaz Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival
Source: The Punch
