Lagos: An Okada rider is accused of ordering Hausa teammates to beat and burn a guy to death over a N100 debt.
Lagos: An Okada rider is accused of ordering Hausa teammates to beat and burn a guy to death over a N100 debt.
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In the Lekki neighborhood of Lagos, a group of Hausa men allegedly killed and burned flames a sound engineer simply identified as David following a misunderstanding that arose due to a N100 balance with a commercial biker, widely known as Okada rider.
Sources told SaharaReporters that things heated up, resulting in a brawl between David and one of the okada riders, and that other motorcyclists jumped on David and his pals, beating them senseless.
When the event occurred a few days ago in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, David was on his way home from a club.
According to the aforementioned website, video of the incident shows the dead being thrashed alongside unidentified males who are believed to be David's buddies.
Frank (saxophonist) and Philip (keyboardist), two of David's acquaintances, are claimed to be receiving treatment in a secret hospital.
A tweet by Ufuoma (@thecoloredpen), said, “#JusticeforDavid killed in Lagos over #100 change #JusticeForDeborahSamuel killed in Sokoto #JusticeforPhillipandFrank fighting for their lives in the hospital.
She added, “A group of musicians in Lagos had “regular” to play at Beer-bar along Admiralty road that evening. The sound engineer and keyboard player who mounted the same bike had an argument with the okada man (an aboki guy) which resulted in what became a cold-blooded night.
that was to play for the night heard about what was happening while the fight just ensued and he went to try to settle not having a full grasp of what was really going on.
“On getting there, he was also beaten to a pulp. The saxophonist (Frank) and the keyboardist (Philip) had to be taken to the emergency unit of the hospital where they were later admitted. Philip plays for D’banj Frank plays for Phyno.”
This incident was also confirmed by someone who described himself as a friend of the deceased.
The friend also wrote, “My friend was beaten and set ablaze at Lekki phase 1 two days ago. A father of 2 children was beaten into a coma and burnt. No to Jungle justice. A father of 2 little children died like that.
“He was the sound engineer in my church. See how his life ended because of N100 change. Sometimes I wonder if the country Nigeria even started.
“What exactly is going on in this country? Just see how Dave was set on fire over N100 change argument/fight with a Hausa Okada man. Two of Dave’s friends who were with him are currently in ICU. They were all lynched to a pulp. This happened in Lekki 1 oh, not Sokoto oh.”
The commercial motorcyclist, who had a disagreement with David before the matter degenerated further, has reportedly been arrested by the police.
