Is the fear of some Nigerians about the prominent rise of hoodlums to high places should the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, become president? Unfortunately, it appears some families are already feeling this effect.
Also, this fear that some residents of Lagos have may have started manifesting just few days after the self acclaimed ‘Owner of Lagos’ was declared the President-elect.
One of the concerns they have is that these hoodlums, popularly called ‘Agberos’, may not face the full wrath of the law and will most definitely get away with their crimes.
On Wednesday, March 1, Bola Tinubu was declared President elect by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu.
Celebration Gone Wrong
Celebration greeted that declaration and one of such moments have gone wrong in Lagos State.
A hoodlum, simply identified as Adedeji, popularly known as Skye, is currently on the run after allegedly shooting a lady, Halima Abowaba, to death.
The tragic incident happened at Abeokuta Street, behind the Agege Stadium, in the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Adedeji, alongside other touts, were celebrating the victory of a political party, he suddenly brought out a gun and started shooting indiscriminately.
According to eyewitness, one of the stray bullets hit Halimat’s lap. She was in front of her mother’s drinking joint along the street.
An eyewitness, identified as Gbenga Samuel, says Halima was rushed to the Ifako Ijaiye Teaching Hospital but medical workers, after assessing the degree of the injury sustained, referred her to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
27-year-old Halima died on Sunday morning due to excessive bleeding as the bullet shattered her lap.
Samuel added that Adedeji had gone into hiding after perpetrating the crime.
‘Sweep It Under The Carpet
Samuel said: “One of the political thugs in Agege named Adedeji, aka Skye, while celebrating the victory of his party on election day, started shooting indiscriminately and one of the stray bullets hit a lady, Halimat Abowaba, in her lap.
“Adedeji was drunk when he started shooting.
“The incident happened around 6:00PM and the lady was rushed to the Ifako Ijaiye Teaching Hospital.
“when they got there, she was referred to the LASUTH but the lady died in the early hours of Sunday.
“Halimat died because she lost a lot of blood. The bullet shattered her lap.
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“Her mother runs a beer parlour.
“I am speaking out because in cases like this, politicians will do everything to sweep it under the carpet, especially because this is an election period.
“I am not sure the family reported the matter to the police.
“Adedeji has been on the run.
“The incident that claimed the life of the lady happened around 6:00PM and a lot of people witnessed it.
“Adedeji was the only armed person among all those political thugs celebrating the victory of the party on the day of the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday.”
The Will Of God
Also speaking, the bereaved mother said she had accepted her daughter’s death.
She believes it is the will of God. She says no explanation will bring back her daughter.
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She said: “Please, we don’t have anything to do or say.
“It is God that will judge them.
“All the explanations you want me to narrate cannot bring back my dead daughter.
“Whatever we do, it cannot bring Halima back. I leave everything to God”.
