Unknown Gunmen Invaded Gowon Estate In Lagos Killing Three

Wednesday night, unknown gunmen broke into Gowon estate in the Lagos State neighborhood of Alimosho, killing three people and injuring a fourth.

Although the Police claimed to have started an inquiry into the incident, their exact objective at 41 Road, Union Bank Block, remained unknown.

SP Benjamin Hudenyin, a spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, reported that the incident took place at around 11.35 p.m.

He clarified that the Gowon estate received a distress call regarding the invasion.

Hundeyin said when the Gowon Estate Police received the distress call, two patrol teams were immediately moved to the scene to put the situation under control.

He said: “While at the scene of shooting, the police recovered nine expended cartridges and a bunch of keys.”
He said the corpse of an unknown male was recovered at the Igando general Hospital and evacuated to the Mainland General Hospital, Yaba for preservation and autopsy.

According to him, “Further information to the police revealed that two male corpses were taken away by their families. One male survivor,Doba Ngoze, is currently on admission at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.”