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Gunmen Shoot Butcher Dead Inside Lagos Barracks Market

todayOctober 20, 2025 2

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Serious gbege burst early Saturday morning as unknown gunmen storm Mammy Market inside military barracks for Ojo LGA, Lagos, come shoot one butcher wey dem call Ridwan. Di attack happen around 8am as traders just dey open shop. About four gunmen wey wear mask enter di market, fire shot into air scatter everywhere, come go straight to Ridwan meat stall shoot am multiple times. According to eyewitness dem, di gunmen operate sharp sharp before dem escape, and di location of di butcher stall near corner make am hard for Ridwan to run. One trader, Mummy Blessing, talk say everybody drop wetin dem dey do run for life. Musa, another trader, confirm say di men just target Ridwan directly.

Dem rush Ridwan go barracks clinic with keke, but di clinic reject am and refer dem elsewhere. Later dem hear say Ridwan don die and him body don already bury according to Islamic rites. People dey suspect say na cultists carry out di attack. Lagos police PRO, Abimbola Adebisi, talk say she never hear about di matter but confirm say di CP don deploy more patrol teams to fight cultism. Army spokesperson no pick call or reply message. Just last month, four people die as gunmen attack snooker spot near di same barracks, injure one 14-year-old boy and kill indomie seller. Di killings don cause tension for di area as residents dey beg for more security presence to stop dis kind wahala.

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