A Nigerian man identified simply as Basit has been beaten to death by a mob in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State following an alleged hit-and-run incident.
Basit, who had reportedly returned to Nigeria from abroad
ahead of his wedding, was said to have been attacked by residents after
allegedly knocking down a man in the Patey area of the community.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday
night.
Basit was reportedly driving through the area when he
allegedly hit a male resident who was attempting to cross the road.
Rather than stop after the incident, Basit was said to have
driven away, prompting residents to pursue him. He was eventually caught before
a mob reportedly attacked him.
A resident who witnessed the incident but requested
anonymity for security reasons said Basit was approaching the other end of
Freeman Street when the incident occurred.
“He was coming from the other end of Freeman Street, and the
incident happened when he was getting close to the other end.
“A resident was trying to cross the road when he rammed into
him. The moment it happened, people thought he would wait, but he did not. He
was later chased and caught before the mob descended on him,” the resident
said.
Another resident, Afolabi Lawal, said the mob used dangerous
objects to assault Basit, leaving him unconscious.
“He was hit on the head with sticks and bottles, which
caused him to sustain a head injury. He went unconscious and later died,” Lawal
said.
The mob members reportedly fled the area after realising
that Basit was no longer responding.
Basit was said to have been about two weeks away from his
wedding at the time of his death.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola
Adebisi, could not be reached for comment on Sunday. Calls placed to her
telephone line were unanswered, while a text message sent to her had not
received a response as of the time of filing this report.
However, a police source confirmed that arrests had been
made in connection with the incident.
“Some suspects have been taken into custody, and the remains
of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue,” the source disclosed.
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