The police Lagos have begun investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 47-year-old Toyin Adeniji by suspected cultists in the Agege area of the State.
The deceased Adeniji was until the incident, one of the aides of prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, Chief Dapo Sarumi.
Seven other persons, who were outside of the PDP chieftain’s house in Agege narrowly escaped death as the gunmen shot sporadically.
Eye witnesses said that the deceased Adeniji and some of his friends were discussing in front of Sarumi’s residence at Oyewole Road, Agege, when the gunmen invaded the area and shot him at close range.
An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said he suspected that some members of the community took part in the killing.
The eye witness said; “The incident actually started in the evening, when one of the political thugs in the area, who is a notorious cultist and some of his boys invaded Oyewole Road and started shooting.