Men of the underworld in the early hours of Saturday attacked an assistant editor of the Daily Newswatch newspapers, Toyin Obadina, on his way home after the day’s work.
Obadina, the assistant editor of the Saturday title, who narrowly escaped death, was attacked along the Itoikin-Old Ijebu-Ode Road at about 1am while driving to his residence in Parafa area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
It was gathered that Obadina was waylaid by the men of the underworld, who double-crossed him with two Sport Utility Vehicles while driving in his Toyota Yaris car.
It was gathered that the victim cooperated with the thieves by submitting all he had on him, as requested by them, but the marauders still shot him.
According to his wife, Abiola Obadina, the thieves had collected all he had on him before shooting him twice in the stomach.
She said: “When they stopped him, he gave them all the money that he had on him.
“The thieves double-crossed him when he was coming from work.
“They were riding in two jeeps and they collected everything he had on him, but one of them shot him in the belly when they were done with him.
“He is currently responding to treatment.”
It was also gathered that residents of the area came to the rescue of the journalist and quickly reached his wife through his phone.
But for the first aid rendered at the Ikorodu General Hospital in the night, it might have been a different song.
According to Mrs. Obadina: “With the help of neighbours and people around the place, we rushed him to Ikorodu General Hospital and they told us to take him either to the General Hospital at Gbagada or the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for proper attention because they lacked the facilities for such treatment, though they gave him first aid.”
Obadina has successfully undergone medical surgery at LASUTH and is recuperating.
Our correspondent also gathered that his vehicle has been towed by operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority.
When the Sagamu Divisional Police Officer, S.T. Bernard, was reached, he said the report was news to him.
In the same light, the Ikorodu Area Commander, Amos M. Omuiyadun, also said the report was yet to be made available to him.
Freedom Online.
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