Three homeless men shot dead at Lagos bus stop
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Three homeless men were shot dead as they slept at a bus stop in Victoria Island, Lagos. Police were alerted on Sunday and are reviewing CCTV footage, which is said to have helped identify two attackers, Punch reports.
Three homeless men were shot dead on Sunday while sleeping at a bus stop in Victoria Island, Lagos, Punch reports, citing police and local sources. The victims, who have not yet been identified, were among a group of about ten people at the scene.
According to CCTV footage reviewed after the incident, two men who arrived on a motorcycle are said to have approached the sleeping people, checked their faces, then shot the victims and wounded them with a machete. Lagos State police confirmed the deaths. The bodies were taken to Mainland General Hospital in the Yaba district for autopsies; the investigation aims to identify the victims, find their families and locate the attackers.
