CITIZENS COMPASS—A 10-year-old boy simply identified as Wasiu has died of stray bullets when some hoodlums went on rampage in Mushin, Lagos State.
The incident which occurred on Tuesday, was said to be the third time within a space of a week that hoodlums would throw caution into the wind around Mushin and its environment.
Exactly a month ago, Lagos State Police Command said it arrested 23 teenage suspects terrorising Mushin and its environ.
With this, residents sighed a relief unawares that the trend would raise its ugly head throwing the community into mourning again.
Citizens Compass reports that the 10-year-old boy, a resident at No 38, Ogungbaye Street, was sent on an errand into a neighbouring Onifade street.
The hoodlums’ port of call were Mushalasi, Adeyemi, Ogungbaye, down to Paul Okuntola Street.
According to eyewitnesses’ accounts, the attackers accessed the community through Moshalasi street enroute the Agege Motor Road.
Citizens Compass learnt that a few minutes into the journey, Wasiu ran into the hoodlums and was hit by stray bullets.
He died a few minutes later.
A video of the incident captured some sympathisers rallying support for the boy before he gave up the ghost.
In a chat with Citizens Compass, some residents urged the government of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, to come to their aid in the area of security.
A cross section of the residents, told Citizens Compass that an area mostly being attacked by hoodlums is Olosha, the Alasalatu area of Mushin.
On Tuesday at Moshalasi street, the hoodlums were said to have devised various means to carry out their evil intentions.
They were said to be wielding cutlasses and throwing broken bottles at sight.
It was gathered that they looted shops, homes and offices to dispossess people of their valuables.
People returning from their various places of work were said to have fallen victim during the operation.
A resident, Mufutau Adams said over 30 vehicles were vandalised during the rampage.
“Over 30 cars were vandalised and a countless number of shops were looted as people were dispossessed of their valuable items like mobile phones, and handbags.”
Some youths in Mushin were said to have repelled the Tuesday attack but were overpowered as the armed hoodlums outnumbered the youths.
One of the youths who did not want his name in print said they took cover on noticing that the hoodlums came prepared. “The hoodlums were with guns, so we had to run for safety as they went their way.”
At a recent press briefing, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olorundare Moshood Jimoh, said the Command would make the state ungovernable for hoodlums.
—With additional information from Mushine Magazine
