Fuel scarcity: Armed security operatives kill man at filling station in Lagos

Armed security operatives have killed Toheeb Eniasa at Obalende area of Lagos State.

He was killed amidst struggles to purchase fuel at petrol station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Wednesday.

An eyewitness who is simply identified as Idowu, said two security operatives believed to be military officers, drove into the station to buy petrol while many others were on the queue to buy the scarce product.

Explaining further, Idowu said: “The actions of the armed officers were met with stiff resistance from people who had been waiting in the queue for over five hours. The deceased Toheeb Eniasa was one of the people who spoke loudly against the officers asking them to join the queue like everyone else.”

“Quickly the verbal confrontation degenerated into a fisticuff. One of the men shot the young man and immediately fled the incident scene leaving the area in disarray.”

According to another eyewitness, a food vendor Funmi Aina said: I saw them. They are men of the DSS. They came to the scene to buy fuel but refused to join the queue.

“That is what they always do. It was not Toheeb’s turn yet but he confronted them, asking them to join the queue or be polite about the way they went about the purchase.

“One of them was so impatient. He slapped Toheeb and he retaliated with more words. Before we could know it, we heard gunshots and Toheeb fell to the ground.”

 “Livid by the incident, an irate mob in the community went on rampage burning two security vans in the process.”