According to reports, military operatives of Operation MESA have been held responsible for the death of a young man named Pelumi Sulaimon, who was found dead in the vicinity of Makoko in the Yaba neighbourhood of Lagos state....CONTINUE READING

Flashing back on the occurrence,on Sunday,26th February 2023, inhabitants of the neighbourhood reportedly revealed to newsmen that political thugs sought-after the services of the soldiers in order to carry out a revenge on their rivals in the community.

Pelumi, who was 15 years old at the time, was struck dead by a stray bullet while he was on an errand to get refreshments for his friends to celebrate his birthday.

It was gathered that when the soldiers invaded the region and opened fire erratically , and in the process, the inevitable happened to the teenager.

On the other hand,the soldiers, who were headed by a political thug just known as Nuru, was also reported to have shot a tricycle operator simply known as Aloma, who they suspected to be one of their opponents.

Musbau Ayinde, a family member of the deceased teenager noted that the terrific scenario resulted to the untimely death of the JSS3 pupil.A n unnecessary occurrence which was fueled by political hatred and oppositions.

Ayinde explained that, “there was a clash between members of two political parties at a base close to Makoko roundabout on Thursday night. The fight was later settled after the intervention of some residents in the area”.

“After that, there was another confrontation between them during the election held on Saturday but that did not lead to a fight and we all thought it had ended there not until Sunday when a thug belonging to one of the political parties brought soldiers and stormed the base where the clash occurred the last time”,he noted.

Speaking further,the deceased’s relative went on to say that, “when they got there, they did not meet their targets, so the soldiers who were attached to the OP MESA started to shoot indiscriminately and that was how one of the bullets hit Pelumi in his ribs. A tricycle rider known as Aloma was also shot dead”.

“He was about getting passengers at the park when he heard the gunshots and fled. But they thought he was one of their targets and that was how they aimed at him and shot him. Even after he fell down, they came down from their van, moved close to him and shot him again in the head”,he recalled.

Furthermore,Afeez, the older brother of Pelumi, claimed that he was in company of his friends when he was informed by a local resident that his little brother was killed by the troops.

He narrated that, “I was with my friends when the soldiers arrived in the area in a van which had the inscription of OP MESA on it with a covered number plate. That was around 3pm. They came in through the Sabo area with four soldiers hanging at the back of the van”.

“Shortly after, someone came to tell me that our last born had been shot. I rushed down to the place and saw my immediate younger sister at the spot trying to lift him (Pelumi) up from the ground. That was when some residents joined to carry him to a hospital at Oko Agbon”.

“When we got there, they referred us to another hospital on Harvey Road. That was where he passed away. The hospital asked us to get a police report before releasing the corpse. So, it was policemen from Adekunle that took the corpse from the hospital and deposited it in the mortuary”,he affirmed.

Meanwhile,the Superintendent of Police,SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who is the public relations officer (PPRO) for the state police command,also verified the occurrence,saying that, “the case is at the State Criminal Investigation Department. No suspect has been arrested yet and investigation is still ongoing”.

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