Gunmen kill traditional ruler’s son in Lagos

Gunmen have killed Demola, son of the Tijani Akinloye, the Ojomu of Ajiran land, around the Chevron drive area of Lekki in Lagos.

Four gunmen reportedly shot and stabbed Demola to death. The deceased was said to be driving his Toyota Corolla car when he was attacked by the yet-to-be-identified assailants.

Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos police spokesperson, said in a statement on Monday that the body of the deceased has been moved to a morgue.

“A man later identified as Demola Akinloye ‘M’, aged 50, was attacked along Chevron Drive, Lekki, while driving in his black Toyota Corolla near Bourdillon Court estate gate by four armed men driving in a white minibus.

“The attackers shot and stabbed him to death.

“The scene had been visited. One expended cartridge was recovered while the corpse had been moved to a morgue in Ajah, Lagos state for preservation and autopsy; the case will be transferred to SCID Panti, Yaba, for further investigation.”

Ajiran community is in the Agungi area of Eti-Osa LGA of Lagos state.