A suspected member of the Odua Peoples Congress
known by the pseudonym “Ultimate” on Monday allegedly killed an employee of
Etisalat, Chukwuma Eze, in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State during an argument
over N10 toll. PUNCH Metro learnt that N10 toll was
collected by the OPC members at a footbridge that links Ejigbo with Ajao
Estate. It was gathered that the deceased told the
collectors that he had only N1,000 denominations with him and offered it to one
of the collectors who asked him to come back for his balance.
Eze was said to have agreed but was shocked
when on his return a female member of the group insisted that the deceased did
not give N1,000 to the collectors.
The telecoms employee was said to have been
angered by the denial resulting in a fight between him and the female member of
the group.
Sensing that the female member of the group
could not match Eze’s strength, “Ultimate,” was said to have brought out an
object suspected to be charm and hit the telecoms employee with it on the
chest.
Eze, who is to marry in April, reportedly
slumped and died on the spot.
It was learnt that immediately words filtered
in that Eze had died, his kinsmen in the area carried out a reprisal and
attacked some members of the OPC found at the footbridge.
A source told PUNCH Metro that in the ensuing pandemonium, a member of the OPC was also killed, while some motorcycles and a generator belonging to members of the group were vandalised.
The spokesperson for the state police command,
Mr. Joseph Jaiyeoba, who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone confirmed
the incident but said facts about the incident were still sketchy.
He said, “One Chukwuma Eze was allegedly killed by some people collecting money at a footbridge but we cannot say for sure if the collectors are members of the OPC or the local government revenue collectors. “The incident caused a stir as some friends of the deceased confronted and fought with the suspects.
“The details of what exactly transpired are
still sketchy because the incident occurred at night but another corpse,
identified as one Sumonu, was also found at Ajao Estate later. We (Police) do
not know if his death is related to Eze’s killing.”
Punch
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