Mechanic killed after being lured for car repair in Lagos

A mechanic known as Samson has been killed after someone tricked him into coming to fix a car in the Abijo area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro got information from a police source on Thursday that this incident happened on Tuesday, September 15.

Samson ran a mechanic workshop around the Warike Estate in the area. He was contacted to repair a Mercedes-Benz and went to the place where the car was supposed to be.

When he arrived, Samson was said to have been taken into a bush and killed there.

“The victim was lured to the location on the pretext of going to repair a Mercedes-Benz car. We were told that when he got there, he was taken into the bush and killed.

“Investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible,” the source said.

The source also mentioned that suspected cult members might be behind the killing.

An anti-cultism advocacy group posted on PUNCH Metro on Thursday that this murder was an act of revenge.

“The killing was retaliation for the killing of an Eiye member named Ola Sheu, who was killed by NBM on September 9 around Adeba Bus Stop in the Lakowe area of Ibeju-Lekki.

“It was reported that many people in the area never knew him as an Aye until someone posted a picture of him wearing an Aye cult beret during his graduation to celebrate his birthday. This picture revealed his identity to rival cultists, and he was used as retaliation for the killing of Ola Sheu,” the group said.

When contacted on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident.

She added that the family of the deceased reported to the police that they could not find him.

“Following the receipt of the information, detectives reportedly swung into action and visited the victim’s apartment.

“Efforts are ongoing to track Samson’s mobile phone and locate him. The case remains under investigation,” she said.