Suspected cultists have killed a 22-year-old man, Abdulmalik Bakare, and two other persons in the Oreta community, Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The attack occurred on Wednesday, according to the father of the deceased, Tunde Bakare, who spoke with Punch on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
Bakare stated that six suspects have been arrested in connection with the case. He added, “The Divisional Police Officer said he would ensure that the case is thoroughly investigated.”
Chain of events leading to the attack
According to the publication, the fatal attack followed an earlier incident involving a trailer driver and some suspected hoodlums at Gbogbo Road. A resident identified as Fasasi explained that the violence erupted around 8 pm when armed men on motorcycles stormed the community and opened fire on residents.
Fasasi recounted that the crisis began in the afternoon when some youths allegedly stopped a trailer carrying a container and demanded money from the driver. The driver insisted that his employers had already paid N350,000 to some persons at a nearby junction.
“It started in the afternoon. The driver of a trailer carrying a container was stopped at Gbogbo by some boys who wanted to collect money from him. The driver said they had paid. Their Chinese owners said they had paid N350,000 to their bosses at the junction,” the source said.
“But they refused. While they were dragging it at the junction, one of the area boys who climbed the trailer was trapped under the tyre and died. The police said they settled it and that it was an accident.”
Reprisal attack and casualties
Following the incident, some youths mobilized and launched a reprisal attack on the community. “In the night, they gathered their gang members and stormed the community on motorcycles. They came to Oreta and started shooting. The boy was about to close his shop when they killed him. They also killed a physically challenged child who was eating. They started breaking shops and smashing glass doors. A person who came to buy fish was also killed,” Fasasi alleged.
The identities of the three other victims could not be immediately ascertained at the time of filing this report. The resident said the attack caused panic in the community, with many people fleeing for safety and business activities abruptly disrupted.
