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Panic as unknown gunmen invade Lagos barracks, shoot butcher dead

Some unknown gunmen have stormed a military barracks in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, shooting sporadically into the air, leaving dead a butcher identified as Ridwan.

According to PUNCH, the incident that occurred around 8 am on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in the Mammy Market section of the Barracks led to pandemonium. The gunmen, numbering about four fire several shots causing panic among sellers and buyers in the market.

An eyewitness said that the assailants knew their target as they headed straight to Ridwan’s stall and opened fire on him multiple times. The incident was said to have happened within a twinkle of an eye.

A trader, who identified herself as Mummy Blessing narrated the incident, saying, “We were just opening for business when we heard gunshots. Everyone left what they were doing and ran away. Before we knew it, the men who were wearing masks went straight to where Ridwan was selling meat, shot him, and fled. When we all came back, we saw him in a pool of blood.”

The assailants, in a well-coordinated did not attack any other person, but only shot sporadically to scare those at the scene.

According to reports, the deceased meat stall located close to a corner in the market was empty and deserted when a reporter visited. Another eyewitness said the location of the stall aided the operation of the assailants.

“The men were very close to Ridwan’s stall when they started firing gunshots. So while everyone ran away, Ridwan could not find an escape route. That was how they successfully killed him,” the eyewitness, identified as Musa, disclosed.

All efforts to save Ridwan’s life after he was shot multiple times by the traders proved abortive as he was rejeced at the medical facility in the barracks.

An eyewitness who claimed anonymity said, “He was quickly carried into a tricycle and rushed to the barracks clinic, but when they got there, he was rejected and referred somewhere else. It was later in the day that we learnt he had died”.

Unconfirmed reports revealed that suspected cultistis carried out the deadly attack.

The deceased was also said to have been buried by the family according to Islamic rites.

Reacting to the incident, Abimbola Adebisi, the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, said that she wasn’t aware of the development, stating that no such incident has been reported at the Onireke Police Station, which falls under the jurisdiction.

Olabisi Ayeni, spokesperson for the 81 Division of the Army, couldnt be reached to comment on this development.

The proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria has been linked to the growing attacks by unknown gunmen, allowing non-state actors to hold citizens hostage in several regions.

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