Transport union member killed in Lagos bus stop attack

A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Kamoru Omokoye, was killed by gunfire at Abijo Bus Stop in Lagos State’s Ibeju-Lekki region, authorities said. Suspected cultists shot him in the head on Sunday morning after two men arrived in an unregistered Lexus RX 350. The attackers left the scene quickly, according to a police source who spoke on Monday. The source said the shooting took place at about 9 a.m. The two suspects, believed to be cultists, reached Abijo Bus Stop in the unregistered Lexus RX 350 and opened fire on Omokoye, who belonged to the NURTW. They then sped away. Omokoye was taken to Federal Medical Centre, Epe, Lagos State, for care, but a doctor on duty pronounced him dead at the facility. After receiving word of the attack, detectives visited the scene and searched the surrounding area in an effort to arrest the suspects. In a separate account, the anti-cultism advocacy group Naija Confra said Omokoye, also known as Zobo, was at a place where local gin was sold when the attackers fired. The group reported that at least three other people suffered gunshot wounds. According to Naija Confra, Zobo had been sitting at an Ogogoro drinking spot with others at the bus stop when the attackers arrived and began shooting. Some people fled, and at least three were wounded. Zobo was killed. He had reportedly worked at Awoyaya Bus Stop before moving to GRA Bus Stop, and was said to have an eight-month-old child, the group wrote. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer Abimbola Adebisi confirmed the incident. She said the police had begun investigating. The shooting comes after another killing reported in the community in September. A mechanic named Samson was allegedly lured to a location on the pretense of repairing a Mercedes-Benz, then taken into a bush and hacked to death.