There was chaos in Agbado area of Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, yesterday, after a trigger-happy soldier shot his colleague and a 32-year-old tricycle rider, Sunday Samuel to death.
According to an eyewitness trouble started at 10 a.m. when some soldiers stormed tricycles park in Agbado, a border town between Ogun and Lagos states, demanding money from the operators which led to an argument.
The trigger-happy corporal (names withheld) was said to have shot Samuel of Owonikoko Street, Agbado area dead following his alleged refusal to pay.
He did not stop there killer-soldier also reportedly shot his colleague who challenged him over the killing of the tricyclist because of his refusal to give them money.
It was learnt that the soldier took the corpse of his colleague in a bus and fled while leaving Samuel’s corpse at the scene.
He said: “The soldiers involved in the incident have been arrested and normalcy has returned to the place.
“I can confirm that the incident happened. But, Lagos and Ogun states commands are handling the matter. We have begun investigation and we will fish out the perpetrators of the act.”
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