A yet-to-be-identified student of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, was shot d3ad in a suspected cult-related attack.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 shortly after students concluded their examinations for the day.
According to punch, the deceased was heading towards the back gate of the institution when some armed men accosted him, pulled out a gun and shot him at close range.
A student privy to the incident told the publication that the incident threw the campus into panic as students, who witnessed the shooting, scampered for safety.
“The student had just finished writing his exams and was heading towards the back gate when some boys approached him and shot him twice on the spot. The whole scenario happened very fast,” the student said.
Another student, who craved anonymity, said the assailants recovered a firearm from the deceased.
“The incident looked more like a cult attack because the victim seemed to have been armed before he was k!lled. We learnt immediately the boys shot him, they searched his bag and recovered a gun and a bullet. They also made sure he was d3ad before they left.”
A source in the school linked the attack to an ongoing rivalry between cult groups on campus.
“The k!lling was in retaliation for a shooting that occurred last week. One suspected cult member was shot but he survived. So this looks more like a payback,” the source claimed.
The spokesperson of the Yabatech, Adekunle Adams, said the incident did not occur on the premises of the institution.
“The incident occurred but not in the college. It happened at a lounge close to the college. There is no cult-related incident in the college, nothing of such,” Adams stated.
Spokesperson of The Lagos State Police Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident said that the deceased was shot by rival cult members.
The PPRO added that seven suspects had been arrested in connection with the crime, while the investigation was in progress.
“On Tuesday at about 3 pm, a distress call was received at Sabo Division that a suspected cultist was allegedly shot d3ad by a group of suspected rival cult members in the Yaba area,” he said.
“Upon receiving the report, a patrol team was swiftly mobilised to the scene, where the deceased was found lying in a pool of his blood.
“On close observation, visible marks of violence suspected to be bullet wounds were seen on the body while four rounds of live ammunition and some charms were recovered from the deceased’s pocket at the scene. The corpse has been evacuated and deposited in the morgue for autopsy.”