It was harvest of tears on Thursday in the Ipakodo, Ikorodu area of
Lagos State, after some gunmen invaded a house and murdered a man and
his two sons.
The suspects, who killed the man identified as Celestine Nwokoye, and
his sons, also shot his wife and his two daughters, who are battling
for their lives at the moment.
The wife and the injured daughters were said to have been rushed to
the Ikorodu General Hospital, where they are currently receiving
treatment, Punch reports.
A resident of Ebute, who visited the scene, but did not want his name in print, said the attackers were suspected to assassins.
He said, “The man’s house is located on Agbose Street, off Oluodo
Junction. He worked at a taxi park in the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport, Ikeja. The killers came on Thursday morning. They shot him and
all the members of his family. He and two male children died instantly,
while they left his wife and the two daughters with bullet injuries.
“The attackers were not robbers; they went to only the man’s
apartment. I was told that they did not take away any property. That is
why everyone suspects that the killers were sent. They shot all members
of his family presumably, so that no one would be able to report to the
police.
“But policemen from the Ipakodo division later came to our area to
take photographs and remove the bodies. The policemen were all over our
area.”
A landlord, identified only as Abimbola, told newsmen that the
attackers could also be suspected rapists, known popularly in the area
as Badoo, who had been terrorising and attacking residents.
“A week ago, a man and his child were attacked and stabbed to death
in the Oke-Awori community in the Ibeshe area. Armed rapists, known as
Badoo, attacked the man and his child. They stabbed them to death. So, I
suspect the attackers of Nwokoye could be Badoo. The police have a lot
of work to do in our area,” he added.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos,
who confirmed the deaths, added that command had got some leads on the
incident, and investigation was ongoing.
She said, “There was a report that the man and all members of his
family were found in a pool of blood. He and his two male children were
confirmed dead.
“His wife and two daughters were also seriously injured and they have been taken to a hospital for treatment.
“The command is working assiduously to unravel the occurrence. We
have some leads which we are working on, and we are optimistic of
breaking through.”
