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A young man, identified as Toheeb Eniasa, was shot dead at a petrol station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited at the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
Eyes witness reports said that the incident, happened late Wednesday and has left residents in the area in fear.
It was gathered that Eniasa while was on the queue, when two men, suspected to be military officers, attempted to drive into the station to buy petrol even though they were not on the queue to get the product.
Consequently, they met with stiff resistance from people on the queue; many of whom had been waiting for hours.
Several eyewitnesses confirmed that Eniasa spearheaded the argument, telling the men to join the queue like everyone else.
This further degenerated into a fisticuff and the eventual death of the young man after one of the men shot him and fled the scene.
A resident, who gave his name as Mr. Amos Ayo, who said he witnessed the incident, alleged that the officers were from the Department of State Services as they had their branded polo shirts.
Ayo narrated, “I saw them. They are men of the DSS. They came to the scene to buy fuel but refused to join the queue.
“One of them was so impatient. He slapped Toheeb and he retaliated with more words. Before we could know it, we heard gunshots and Toheeb fell to the ground.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.
He said a young man, Toheeb Eniasa, was killed and two vehicles burnt. He, however, said the identity of the shooters was not yet ascertained as investigations were ongoing.
He said, “I can confirm that somebody was shot dead. I can confirm that the body has been deposited in the morgue.
“Two vehicles were burnt. The identity of the shooter is still unknown but investigations are ongoing to unravel that. The deceased’s name is Toheeb Eniasa.”
