Man Murdered In Bariga Was Police Witness And Uncrowned Monarch.********GRAPHIC IMAGES***********

Thirty six-year-old Segun Ogbere had on Tuesday gone to the Yaba Magistrate Court, where he was a key police witness in a murder case against a former Baale of Ilaje area of Bariga, Kayode Ayetiwa, but he would not come back home alive. Ogbere, who was the alleged leader of the Shaggy Boys – one of the gangs in control of Bariga – was trailed from the court by suspected members of the Downtown Boys, a violent gang in the area, and stabbed to death around University Road, Akoka, Lagos. DO NOT GO BEYOND THIS POINT EXTREMELY GRAPHIC IMAGES.



A police source told Saturday PUNCH that Ogbere fled the court premises when he caught a glimpse of a member of the rival gang but he was cornered around 3pm by the members of the gang who trailed him in a red Volkswagen Golf car. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Saturday PUNCH that Ogbere was to be crowned as Baale following the removal of Ayetiwa, who is being prosecuted for murder. The resident said, “Ogbere’s father was the Baale before he was poisoned. Ogbere, who led the Shaggy Boys, had been accepted as the community head. It remained for him to be crowned. “The people around here prefer the Shaggy Boys because they are less violent and could help counter the Downtown Boys who terrorise this place a lot through rape, robbery and killings.” The residents of this part of Bariga are living in constant fear as gang violence has become common place.

Punch Nigeria.