A Lagos skit maker and hairstylist, simply identified as Austin, was gruesomely killed by suspected cultists in the Lakowe area of Ibeju-Lekki, sparking fear among residents.
There was panic in Lakowe, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, after a popular skit maker and hairstylist, identified only as Austin, was hacked to death by suspected cultists.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, August 14, when the assailants reportedly stormed his residence, dragged him out, and inflicted machete cuts that left him dead on the spot.
A resident said, “We also saw his hand severed. That was when we realised it was connected to the noise we heard early in the morning.”
Another neighbour disclosed that the deceased had hinted at danger in a cryptic WhatsApp post shortly before his death.
Police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin was unavailable for comment at press time, though the command recently arrested six cult suspects linked to violent clashes in Lagos.