Outrage as Okada riders kill, burn Lagos engineer over N100, four arrested

Nigerians have demanded justice for a sound engineer, identified simply as David, who was allegedly beaten and set ablaze by suspected motorcyclists in the Admiralty area of Lekki, Lagos State.

It was gathered that the engineer’s colleagues, Frank, a Saxophonist, and Philip, a keyboardist, boarded a motorcycle to a venue on Admiralty Way, Lekki, where David was setting up for a show.

The motorcyclist was said to have conveyed the duo to the destination when an argument bordering on N100 ensued. between the motorcyclist and David’s friends.

The argument was said to have degenerated into a fight, as the motorcyclist sought the support of other motorcyclists, who intervened in the matter.

During the intervention, the motorcyclists were said to be attacking Frank and Philip when David was alerted to the incident.

In a bid to rescue his friends, David rushed out of the venue.

But, as he got to the scene of the attack, the motorcyclists allegedly seized and beat him till he became unconscious.

As David was lying motionless on the ground, the hoodlums reportedly poured petrol on him and set him ablaze.

Some eyewitnesses took video recordings of the mob action.

The video clips were released online as outraged Nigerians, family and friends of the victims demanded justice for him over the incident which occurred on Thursday.

Nigerians, while condemning the incident, called for the arrest and prosecution of the culprits.

Describing the slain victim as a Christian father with a family.

Also reacting, a popular online skit maker, Debo Adedayo, aka, Mr. Macaroni condemned the attack.