Toheeb Eniasa Shot Dead By Armed Security Operatives At Lagos Filling Station
Tragedy struck yesterday in the Obalende area of Lagos State, when a man named Toheeb Eniasa was shot dead by armed security operative suspected.
It was learned that the chaos started while motorists and residents in the area struggled to purchase fuel at petrol stationpurchase fuel at petrol station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited at Obalende area of Lagos State on Wednesday evening.
According to an eyewitness Idowu, trouble started when two men, believed to be military officers, drove into the station to buy petrol while many others were on the queue to buy the scarce product.
Explaining further, Idowu said: “The actions of the armed officers were met with stiff resistance from people who had been waiting in the queue for over five hours. The deceased Toheeb Eniasa Toheeb Eniasa was one of the people who spoke loudly against the officers asking them to join the queue like everyone else.”
Quickly the verbal confrontation degenerated into a fisticuff. One of the men shot the young man and immediately fled the incident scene leaving the area in disarray.”
According to another eyewitness, a food vendor Funmi Aina said: I saw them. They are men of the DSS. They came to the scene to buy fuel but refused to join the queue.
“That is what they always do. It was not Toheeb’s turn yet but he confronted them, asking them to join the queue or be polite about the way they went about the purchase.
“One of them was so impatient. He slapped Toheeb and he retaliated with more words. Before we could know it, we heard gunshots and Toheeb fell to the ground.
Livid by the incident, an irate mob in the community went on rampage burning two security vans in the process.”
It will be recalled that in the past one week commuters, motorists and residents have been struggling to purchase fuel because of the scarcity. The scarcity has led to an increase in transport fares and queues at various filling stations selling the product.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said a young man, Toheeb Eniasa, was killed and two vehicles burnt.
“I can confirm that somebody was shot dead. I can confirm that the body has been deposited in the morgue.
Two vehicles were burnt. The identity of the shooter is still unknown but investigations are ongoing to unravel that. The deceased’s name is Toheeb Eniasa.”
