An expert hairstylist recognized merely as Sebastine Timothy has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers within the Satellite tv for pc City space of Lagos State.
A police supply, who pleaded anonymity as a result of he was not authorised to talk publicly, mentioned the deceased was attacked shortly after returning house from work.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday evening alongside Olasanoye Road in the neighborhood.
In line with the supply, the robbers broke into Timothy’s house, dispossessed him of his belongings, and transferred an undisclosed amount of cash from his checking account earlier than capturing him within the head.
The supply added that the assailants fled the scene instantly after the assault, whereas neighbours who heard gunshots later discovered Timothy’s lifeless physique.
In a separate account, a web-based channel recognized for exposing cult-related actions, Confra Naija, claimed in a submit on X that the assault was cult-related.
In line with the platform, the assailants, believed to be members of the Eiye confraternity, had initially focused Timothy’s brother, who’s allegedly affiliated with a rival group, Aye, however turned on the hairstylist once they couldn’t discover him.
“The Eiye cultists got here to assault Sebastine’s brother, who’s a member of Aye. Once they didn’t discover him, they turned on Sebastine, who advised them his brother wasn’t round. They compelled him to unlock his telephone and switch cash to them, took his telephone after the switch, and shot him within the head,” the submit learn.
When contacted on Wednesday, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident however gave a barely completely different account. She mentioned Timothy sustained a deadly head harm throughout a struggle with unidentified males within the space.
“He sustained an harm to the top and died on his approach to the hospital. The police can’t verify but if it was a gunshot wound or a machete minimize. The household reported the case on the station and later took his physique to the mortuary,” Adebisi said.
