How student, MTN staff were killed by vigilante

Tragedy struck in Abeokuta, yesterday, when men of the Vigilante
Service of Ogun State, VSO, reportedly shot dead a student of
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Moruf Raji, 29, and a staff of a
telecommunication company, MTN Nigeria, Akeem Usman, 32, while
chasing suspected robbers.
The incident occurred at Adigbe, at about 1.00 a.m when a team of
the vigilance service allegedly ordered residents of 18A, Sorinola
Avenue, Oriyanrin, to open their gate for them to arrest suspected
robbers believed tobe hiding in the building.
An eye witness toldVanguardthat some of the residents who were
mostly students refused to open the gate, suspecting the vigilante
men to be robbers trying to play smart.
The witness further explained that Moruf and Akeem went out from
their rooms and opened the gate for them but one of the men of VSO
opened fire on the two men killing them instantly.
Vanguardgathered that men of the VSO still went ahead to force their
way into the compound after shooting the twomen and ransacked the
rooms, while the victims were bleeding profusely.
It was further gathered that, the vigilantes used their patrol vehicle
to rush the victims to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba Abeokuta
where they died following excessive loss of blood.
Vanguard learnt that, Moroof was a Business Administration student
of MAPOLY who was on one-yearIndustrial attachment and Akeem who was a
staff of MTN that go married seven months ago.
According to findings, Akeem worked in Lagos but came to Abeokuta to
attend a religious programme scheduled for 10.00am on Sunday.
He was said to have resolved to sleep with a family-friend because of
the proximity of the house to the venue of the programme.
His driver, Abayomi Awoyajo was also said to have sustained injury
after being battered by the members of vigilance during the raid.
Narrating the incident Abayomi said they were all insidewhen at
about 1.00am ,the vigilante men came asking them to open the door.
"We all thought they were armed robbers, we started running
helter-skelter, some of us hid in the wardrobe, while some hid under
the chairs," he said.
The 30 year old driver, also said the two victims in pool of their
blood crawled back into the house,crying loud, while the vigilantes
forced their way into the house to continue dealing with all of them
in a brutal matter.
"They even asked for brother Akeem's car key which I gave to them,
but, could not be taken out because of the security device installed
in it, we were later rushed to the hospital" he explained.
However, as at the time of filing this report, all the members of
the vigilante service that were involved in the act have been
arrested by the police from Adigbe station.
The case was said to have been transferred to Eleweran Police
Headquarters, Abeokuta but the Police Public Relations Officer in the
State, Muyiwa Adejobi could not be reached as at the time of filing
this report.