After Threats Of Death Man Slumps And Dies

The death of a 22-year-old fashion designer, Lukman Shotunde, in the Alagbado Area of Lagos State, just a few hours after he had a quarrel with a man who threatened he would not live to see the next day, caused chaos and pandemonium in the area with an angry crowd descending on the suspect and almost lynched him.

It was gathered that the deceased slumped and die on Sunday, July 31, 2016 on Orobiyi Street, in the area, prompting youths in the community who heard that suspect and the suspect Taofeek Sodiq, had earlier threatened him, mobilized and went after the suspect and were about setting him on fire before policemen from the Alagbado Division arrived and rescued him.


Eyewitnesses says the cause of the altercation was when Sodiq had sent his 10-year-old son on an errand with the sum of N500 but the boy was allegedly defrauded by a man who sat in the front of Shotunde's locked shop.

When  the boy went back home and reported the incident to his father, Sodiq allegedly went to Shotunde and accused him of conniving with the fraudster to collect the money from his son and in the heat of the argument, Sodiq allegedly  told the deceased:

    " You will not leave to open your shop tomorrow, if my money is not returned".


The resident of the area were thrown into shock when Shotunde slumped and died as predicted by Sodiq 

"Around 10am on Sunday, a man sat in the front of Lukman's shop. When another man, who lives in the community, sent his son on an errand with N500. So the man in front of Lukman's shop called the boy and asked him to bring the N500 that he would double it for him. The boy foolishly gave him the money and the man absconded. 

A resident who saw the boy sitting in front of the shop asked him what he was waiting for, it was at that point the boy knew he had been scammed.

Upon hearing, Sodiq came out with a friend and said if he didn't get his money back, Lukman will not leave to open his shop the next day, despite Lukman's denial that he did not even know the man.

We thought it was all over but Lukman was walking back to his shop when he suddenly collapsed. We rushed him to a private hospital where he was confirmed dead. Said Daod.


Another resident said that the residents gathered at the suspect's house and dragged him out and were said to have beaten him and were about lynching him when the matter was reported at the police station.

" The police prevented the jungle justice, and have to stay in the community for more than Six hours.