Suspected assassins have killed the Head of Operations,
Security Unit, University of Lagos, Mr. Sunday Adejumo.
The 50-year-old was shot dead at a beer parlour on
Oyenuga Street in the Akoka area of Lagos on Friday
evening.
Our correspondent learnt that Adejumo on the fateful
night was in the joint with three of his friends when
some strange faces stormed the pub.
They were said to have headed straight for their target
where he sat and hit him in the chest, before firing
shots at him.
The gunshots were said to have caused confusion in the
area.
We learnt that the deceased died some
minutes later because he could not get help on time.
When our correspondent visited Akoka on Saturday, he
observed that the area was quiet, while the beer parlour
was locked.
A resident, who did not identify himself, said the owner
of the drinking house had been arrested and was being
interrogated at the Bariga Police Station.
He said, “The incident happened around 8.30pm on
Friday. We suddenly heard gunshots and we all rushed
into our different houses because we did not know what
exactly happened.
“It was later we learnt that one of those in the beer
parlour was killed.
“It was not a robbery because they did not steal
anything or injure anybody else. Immediately they killed
him, they left.”
A source, who pleaded anonymity, told our
correspondent that Adejumo might have been killed by
suspected cultists.
He said, “When the gang got in, they went to where he
was sitting. They had different weapons, ranging from
cutlasses to guns.
“One of them went to him, hit him in the chest and he
fell down. He then brought out a gun and shot him point
blank.
“On the table where he was drinking with his friends
were a pay slip, his ATM cards and his car key.”
Our correspondent learnt from another source that the
men wanted to go away with the deceased’s ash
coloured Pathfinder, marked, Lagos APP 404 CM, but
could not.
“We don’t know exactly what their intention was. But
there were blood stains on the car and the car key also
had blood stains. We suspected they wanted to drive it
away, but abandoned it when they saw it was not
responding,” he said.
Anotherpolice source told our staffs that the corpse
of the deceased was taken to the police station late in
the night from where it was taken to the Yaba mortuary.
It was learnt that Adejumo’s car and that of one of his
friends with whom he went to the pub, were taken away
by the police.
Our correspondent gathered that his three friends were
also being interrogated.
A source said, “Since he had been going out to drink, he
had never gone out with these friends. So, they are also
suspects . Although one of them claimed to be injured
during the incident, there may be more to it than meets
the eye.”
The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Lelma Kolle,
confirmed the incident.
He added that the Bariga Divisional Police Officer led his
men to the scene where they found the deceased in a
pool of blood.
He said, “Investigations revealed that the man parked
his car a distance away from where he was drinking. The
police also discovered that there was a blood stain on
the car and the car key was found within the vicinity,
also with blood stains. This can only mean that after
they killed him, they attempted to go away with his car.
They actually succeeded in opening the car because
there were blood stains on the car seat. But the car did
not move because of the security system in it.
“The owner of the bar has been arrested and he has
made statements. We cannot categorically say whether
this was a robbery or an assassination plot. The matter
is still under investigation.”
Our correspondent called UNILAG, and a former registrar
of the institution, Mr. Olu Sodimu said the school would
call back.
However, an official of the university in the information
department confirmed the shooting.
The official, who pleaded anonymity, said, “We heard
that he went to a party with some of his friends and
there were gunshots. He was one of the people hit
during the incident. That was what we heard. We are not
aware that he died. I am just hearing that from you and I
will have to confirm that information by making calls.”
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