Ritual killers hack couple, children to death
Published May 8, 2017
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Imota area
Afeez Hanafi
A gang of assailants , suspected to be ritual killers , has wreaked havoc on a family of six in Adeke bus stop, Adamo , Imota , in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State .
The couple – Taofiq Agbaje and Simiat Agbaje , 32 , – and two of their four children , Rodiat, 10 , and eight - year -old Toyeebat , were hacked to death by the gang .
The two other siblings, Mardiya , 13 and her one - year- old sister reportedly sustained injuries.
This happened barely three weeks after another couple and their only child were murdered in Ibese Titun , a neighbouring community,
The attacks were allegedly perpetrated by members of a notorious gang called Badoo .
In what seemed to be their usual
modus operandi , PUNCH Metro gathered that the attackers gained entrance into the Agbajes’ three-bedroomed flat in the night after tearing the window net and removing some burglar - proof bars .
They were said to have smashed some objects on their victims and wiped away their blood with handkerchiefs , leaving them for dead .
Our correspondent gathered that a neighbour , who had gone to get lemon juice from the family around 6 am on Tuesday , saw the victims and called for help.
It was gathered that Taofiq and two children died on the spot, while his wife , Rodiat, and the toddler were rushed to a hospital for treatment .
The case was reported at the Imota Police Division .
Simiat’ s uncle, Adisa Ismaila , said he was at work on Tuesday when he received the tragic news.
“ On getting to the house , I met the corpses of her husband and two children on the ground . There was a big stone beside them . The gang wiped their blood with a piece of cloth . The mother and the two other children were taken to the hospital , while we buried the deceased according to Islamic rites .
“ The following day , the mother also gave up the ghost . We buried her beside them. Mardiya and her sister have recovered and have been taken to our hometown in Iwo ( Osun State ) for proper care . When policemen from the division asked Mardiya what transpired , she could not explain , ” he said .
A resident , who spoke on condition of anonymity , told our correspondent that a generator was working at the time of the attack , adding that its noise deafened the neighbours.
He said , “ Around 6 am , one of the neighbours, a woman, needed lemon for her child , who was having a stomach ache . She went to get it from Iya Mardiya ( Simiat). She saw Mardiya crawling on the passage . She could no longer talk. She pointed at their room and the woman rushed in only to discover other family members lying helplessly .
“ They used to live in the Agric area . They moved into this area four years ago when they completed their house . We call on the security agencies to please do something . ”
A community leader , who did not want his name in print for security reasons, lamented that “ there is little or no improvement , ” despite several petitions to Governor Akinwumi Ambode and some other commissioners in the state .
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer , ASP Olarinde Famous- Cole , said identities of the assailants had yet to be known .
He said , “ The command responded to a distress call from a resident and discovered that one Taofeek Agbaje and his family were attacked at night by unknown persons . As a result, Mr . Agbaje and his two daughters , between seven and nine years , died , while his wife and two other daughters , aged two and 12 years , sustained injuries respectively and were taken to a hospital . Investigations are in progress . ”
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