Suspected assassins have killed the Head of Operations,
Security Unit, University of Lagos, Mr. Sunday Adejumo.
The 50-year-old was shot dead at a beer parlour on Oyenuga
Street in the Akoka area of Lagos on Friday evening.
Our correspondent learnt that Adejumo on the fateful night
was in the joint with three of his friends when some strange
faces stormed the pub.
They were said to have headed straight for their target
where he sat and hit him in the chest, before firing shots at
him.
The gunshots were said to have caused confusion in the
area.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased died some minutes
later because he could not get help on time.
When our correspondent visited Akoka on Saturday, he
observed that the area was quiet, while the beer parlour was
locked.
A resident, who did not identify himself, said the owner of
the drinking house had been arrested and was being
interrogated at the Bariga Police Station.
He said, “The incident happened around 8.30pm on Friday.
We suddenly heard gunshots and we all rushed into our
different houses because we did not know what exactly
happened.
“It was later we learnt that one of those in the beer parlour
was killed.
“It was not a robbery because they did not steal anything or
injure anybody else. Immediately they killed him, they left.”
A source, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent
that Adejumo might have been killed by suspected cultists.
He said, “When the gang got in, they went to where he was
sitting. They had different weapons, ranging from cutlasses
to guns.
“One of them went to him, hit him in the chest and he fell
down. He then brought out a gun and shot him point blank.
“On the table where he was drinking with his friends were a
pay slip, his ATM cards and his car key.”
Our correspondent learnt from another source that the men
wanted to go away with the deceased’s ash coloured
Pathfinder, marked, Lagos APP 404 CM, but could not.
“We don’t know exactly what their intention was. But there
were blood stains on the car and the car key also had blood
stains. We suspected they wanted to drive it away, but
abandoned it when they saw it was not responding,” he said.
Another police source told PUNCH Metro that the corpse of
the deceased was taken to the police station late in the night
from where it was taken to the Yaba mortuary.
It was learnt that Adejomo’s car and that of one of his
friends with whom he went to the pub, were taken away by
the police.
Our correspondent gathered that his three friends were also
being interrogated.
A source said, “Since he had been going out to drink, he had
never gone out with these friends. So, they are also
suspects. Although one of them claimed to be injured during
the incident, there may be more to it than meets the eye.”
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Lelma Kolle,
confirmed the incident.
He added that the Bariga Divisional Police Officer led his
men to the scene where they found the deceased in a pool
of blood.
He said, “Investigations revealed that the man parked his car
a distance away from where he was drinking. The police also
discovered that there was a blood stain on the car and the
car key was found within the vicinity, also with blood stains.
This can only mean that after they killed him, they
attempted to go away with his car. They actually succeeded
in opening the car because there were blood stains on the
car seat. But the car did not move because of the security
system in it.
“The owner of the bar has been arrested and he has made
statements. We cannot categorically say whether this was a
robbery or an assassination plot. The matter is still under
investigation.”
Our correspondent called UNILAG, and a former registrar of
the institution, Mr. Olu Sodimu, said the school would call
back.
However, an official of the university in the information
department confirmed the shooting.
The official, who pleaded anonymity, said, “We heard that he
went to a party with some of his friends and there were
gunshots. He was one of the people hit during the incident.
That was what we heard. We are not aware that he died. I
am just hearing that from you and I will have to confirm that
information by making calls.”
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