Mr. Toyin Obadina, deputy Editor of Newswatch newspaper was attacked by gunmen on Ijebu Ode road, in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos on Saturday morning.
The gunmen who operated in two Jeeps, dispossessed him of his valuables, then shot him twice in the stomach.
Residents around the scene found his phone and called his wife, who rushed to the scene 5 minutes away from their home.
His wife said, “The scene was just about five minutes’ drive from my house, so I pleaded with a neighbour to accompany me and we rode in his car. On getting to the scene, I saw my husband injured. His ash-coloured Toyota Yaris was still at the scene, but we conveyed my husband into the neighbour’s car and drove to Ikorodu General Hospital.
“On getting to Ikorodu General Hospital, we were told that the case was severe and we took him in the car to Gbagada General Hospital where we were also told that the case was severe. We finally took him to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.”
A successful operation was said to have been performed on him.
His wife continued,
“I remained with my husband until 5.30am on Sunday when his brother said I should go home and bring some of his clothes. I was brought to his brother’s house instead and a few hours later, I was told that he gave up the ghost.
“I was surprised because the doctors had told us that after the surgery, my husband would feel ill for some days but on the fifth day, they would do a second surgery for him.”
Police are said to be uncertain if the attack was an assassination or an armed robbery.
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