Two teenagers killed as robbers attack Lagos barber shop

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Residents of the Cele Nica community in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State have been thrown into mourning after armed robbers attacked a barbershop, killing two teenage customers identified simply as Chijindu and Akorede.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Saturday night on Abengo Close, where the barbershop is located.

It was gathered that about the robbers, numbering three, stormed the area around 9 pm and went straight into the shop to rob its occupants.

Residents who spoke to our correspondent during a visit to the community on Tuesday said they later heard gunshots, and when they rushed to the scene, the barber and the two teenagers were found lying in a pool of blood.

One of the residents, who identified herself as Duuni Olafeso, said that while the barber survived, Akorede and Chijindu succumbed to their injuries.

She said, “The robbers were about three. According to the injured barber, who is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital, two of them came in pretending to be customers and immediately ordered everyone to lie down.

“They collected his money and phones, but when they asked Chijindu for his belongings, he told them he only had N1,000 on him for his haircut. That angered the third robber, who was at the entrance, and ordered his colleagues to ‘waste them’.

The barber said the bullets hit all three of them, but he pretended to be dead after he was shot in the back.”

According to her, Akorede died on the spot, while Chijindu and the barber were rushed to the hospital.

Also speaking to PUNCH Metro, the late Chijindu’s boss, who identified himself as Ugochukwu, said they had just returned from a work trip outside Lagos earlier that day.