Suspect says police shot him during planned revenge attack in Lagos

A planned revenge mission by suspected cultists in Lagos, Nigeria, escalated into a gun battle with police, resulting in one arrest. The suspect, Agbeyangi, 45, a caterer, sustained a gunshot wound to the leg during the exchange of fire.

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We did not know there were policemen in the area at that time. It was Temidayo who fired the gun, while I was hit by bullets fired by the policemen.

Agbeyangi told journalists that he and about five other gang members went to confront rivals they blamed for the killing of an associate named Samuel. He claimed they were coming from a birthday party when they decided to confront members of a rival gang from Araromi Orile, who they believed were near the house of a local NURTW leader known as Koko Zaria.

"We wanted to attack them because they killed one of us, Samuel, a few days earlier," Agbeyangi stated. "We did not know there were policemen in the area at that time. It was Temidayo who fired the gun, while I was hit by bullets fired by the policemen." He added that their intention was not to kill but to shoot into the air, and that Temidayo, who allegedly fired the shot, was from Mushin and not well-known to him.

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We wanted to attack them because they killed one of us, Samuel, a few days earlier.

The suspect denied any direct orders from NURTW leaders, explaining that the community in Oshodi is divided into two main factions: the "Oluomo Nation" and the "Koko Zaria Nation." He clarified that while they support these factions, they do not receive money from them. Police sources, however, described the incident as premeditated, with Agbeyangi allegedly leading the group to Koko Zaria's residence, unaware that police on patrol were also present.

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In Oshodi now, there are two factions. Those from Orile Oshodi around Mabolaje belong to Koko Zaria Nation, while boys from Mafoluku, Ewu and Eniyanlonbinu belong to Oluomo Nation.