Three yet-to-be-identified male adults were hacked to death in their makeshift room on Olateju Street in the Lekki Phase One area of Lagos State.

 

 

 

According to punch, the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, August 31, 2025, where the victims reportedly lived together in a makeshift room.

 

 

 

 

It was gathered that the deceased were casual workers who earned a living by running errands and taking up daily labour within the neighbourhood.

 

 

 

 

A resident who identified himself simply as Alfred but pleaded not to be identified said the victims were asleep when the attackers stormed their room.

 

 

 

 

According to him, the attackers dragged them out of the room and macheted them to d3ath in the process.

 

 

 

“The boys lived in a makeshift structure erected on the premises of a building on the street. We knew them to be labourers who also ran errands for people. But on Sunday morning, one of their colleagues who also stayed around there raised the alarm over an attack on the boys. When people rushed there, the three of them were found lying in a pool of blood with machete cuts all over their bodies. We were told the assailants dragged them out of the room before k!lling them,” he said.

 

 

 

 

Another resident, who is a member of the Lekki Estate Residents Association but asked not to be named, said the incident threw the area into panic.

 

 

 

 

He said no such incident had ever been recorded on the street, adding that the police were immediately invited to the scene of the incident

 

 

 

“We are now more cautious with the security situation around here. Security measures are also being stepped up as I speak to you,” he added.

 

 

 

The motive behind the killing was still unclear, however, other sources in the community that it might be linked to cult clashes or a dispute involving the deceased.