PUNCH NEWS
A landlord, Akinola Agbede, has been allegedly hacked to death by hoodlums who invaded his residence (street) in the Ajuwon area of Akute, a border in Ogun and Lagos states.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the hoodlums perpetrated the crime after Agbede reprimanded two suspects who were apprehended for stealing shawarma at a shop close to his residence.
A resident in the area, who does not want his name mentioned for security reasons, while chronicling the circumstances surrounding Agbede’s death, told our correspondent that the two suspects, after being cautioned and released by elders in the community, allegedly mobilised the hoodlums to attack the deceased at his residence.
Prior to the attack, the source said the suspects had threatened to cut Agbede’s hand for hitting one of them when they were being paraded in the community for stealing shawarma.
The resident said, “We were told one of the boys stole shawarma. When the boy stole the shawarma, some elders in the area caught him and his accomplice and paraded them in the area. They were made to kneel down and given some other punishments.
“When Agbede came around, he wondered why the suspects, whose ages were between 21 and 25, would be stealing. He asked why they decided to be stealing at such a young age and hit one of them with his hand. He later left the place and the elders in the community released the suspects afterwards.
“But after some time, one of the boys (suspects) told Agbede that they would cut the hand he used in hitting them. A day before they attacked Agbede at his house, the suspects used dangerous weapons including broken bottles to chase him in the area…
