Lagos Mechanic Lured With Mercedes Repair Job, Hacked to Death in Bush

Lagos Mechanic Lured With Mercedes Repair Job, Hacked to Death in Bush

A mechanic identified as Samson has allegedly been lured to his death in the Abijo area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, after receiving a request to repair a Mercedes-Benz.

The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, September 15, after Samson, who operated a mechanic workshop around Warike Estate, left his workshop to attend to the vehicle repair request.

According to reports, the mechanic was contacted by people who claimed they needed his services to fix a Mercedes-Benz. He reportedly travelled to the location expecting to carry out a routine repair job.

However, he was allegedly taken into a nearby bush after arriving at the location, where he was reportedly hacked to death.

The circumstances surrounding the incident have raised concerns because Samson was said to have left his regular workplace in response to what appeared to be an ordinary request for his professional services.

The Lagos State Police Command confirmed that the matter had been reported and said an investigation was underway.

Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, said Samson’s family initially reported that they could no longer account for his whereabouts.

Following the report, detectives visited his apartment as part of efforts to establish his movements and determine what happened to him.

The police also began efforts to track Samson’s mobile phone, hoping that the location data and other evidence could help investigators reconstruct his movements after he left for the supposed repair job.

A police source said the investigation was aimed at establishing the circumstances surrounding the incident and identifying those responsible.

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The source also indicated that suspected cult members were believed to be connected with the attack.

However, the alleged cult connection and the motive for the killing have not been conclusively established by the police.

An anti-cultism advocacy platform separately alleged that Samson’s death could have been linked to an earlier cult-related killing in the Ibeju-Lekki area.

The platform claimed that a man identified as Ola Sheu, whom it described as a member of the Eiye confraternity, was killed around Adeba Bus Stop in Lakowe, Ibeju-Lekki, on September 9.

It further alleged that Sheu was killed by members of the NBM, also known as Aye, and that Samson was subsequently targeted in what may have been a retaliatory attack.

According to the advocacy platform, a graduation photograph allegedly showing Samson wearing a beret associated with the Aye group was circulated and may have exposed him to people involved in the alleged cult rivalry.

The claim remains an allegation and has not been independently established as the motive for Samson’s disappearance or reported death.

Police investigators are expected to establish whether the Mercedes-Benz repair request was genuine, who contacted Samson, where he was taken after arriving at the location and who was responsible for the alleged attack.

They are also expected to determine whether the incident was connected to the alleged cult dispute or resulted from another motive.

The case has also drawn attention to the security risks faced by mechanics, artisans and other service providers who respond to jobs at unfamiliar locations.

Such workers often travel alone to customers’ homes, workshops, roadside locations or other places to provide services, making it difficult for relatives or colleagues to immediately know where they are when something goes wrong.

For now, no suspect has been publicly identified by the police in connection with the incident.

The investigation remains ongoing as detectives work to establish the full circumstances surrounding Samson’s disappearance and reported killing and determine who was behind the attack.

Further information from the police is expected as the investigation progresses.

Lagos Mechanic Lured With Mercedes Repair Job, Hacked to Death in Bush