22-YEAR-OLD LAGOS TAILOR IS KILLED BY LOCALS

Residents of Lagos Island beat a 22-year-old apprentice named Hakeem Mujib to death on the grounds that he was a snitch for armed robbers.

The Guardian learned that the deceased had stopped at his colleague’s house at 2 a.m. to pass the night after leaving to deliver some clothing to a nearby tailor.

Kehinde, the colleague, resides in a two-story building with his attackers.

The building’s residents allegedly accused the Oyo State-born Mujib of being a spy when he was pounding on the gate because the person he identified as his friend did not reside in the structure.

Residents are said to have surrounded Mujib and battered him to death rather than opening the gate for him. He might be a spy for armed robbers, they alleged.

According to the source, the victim’s pleas that his attackers understand that he was an apprentice on a job for his master went unanswered as they beat him with hazardous weapons till he passed away.

Residents of neighboring buildings reportedly went to the victim’s aid when they heard him being attacked, but his attackers blocked their access.

Before representatives of the Community Development Association (CDA) and other residents could arrive, his lifeless body was deposited at the building’s gate as the perps fled the scene.

Later, as emergency personnel transported the body to the mortuary, the incident was reported to the Lion Building police station.

Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, denied knowing about the incident when he was reached.

At the time of publication, he had not yet contacted the Lion Building as promised and provided a status update.