Gunmen Kill PHCN Worker In Lagos

Unknown gunmen shot and killed a worker with the Odogunyan Undertaken Office of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), identified as Samson Onabanjo (34) on Thursday night.

Colleagues of the deceased who spoke to LEADERSHIP Sunday within the compound of the PHCN facility said Onabanjo was shot at pointblank at a popular Ile-Epo Oba Bus stop along the Lagos-Shagamu road while waiting to commute back home after the day’s duty.

Though no motive have been ascribed to the killing but the Divisional Police Officer for the station, Mr Bernard Ediagbonya (a Superintendent of Police) however maintained that investigation was ongoing to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder.

“I led a team of officers that went to the scene of the crime and I want to tell you that investigation is still ongoing on the matter,” Ediagbonya said just as he stated that the corpse of Onabanjo had been deposited at the Ikorodu General Hospital.

When our correspondent visited the PHCN office, Onabanjo’s colleagues were wearing mourning looks for their late co-worker whom many of them described as very friendly and cheerful. A colleague who spoke to our correspondent stated that he was informed of the death of Onabanjo by another co-worker who told him that the he was indeed shot by three gunmen on Thursday night.

 

The Public Relations Officer of the station, Mr. A.O Kassim confirmed the incidence to our correspondent when contacted

Source: Leadership