Yabatech Student K!lled in Suspected Cult Clash

 

The serenity that usually follows the end of exams at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, was shattered on Tuesday, April 22, when a student was gunned down in what police believe was a cult-related hit just steps away from campus.

According to multiple eyewitnesses, the unidentified student had just finished his paper and was heading towards the college’s back gate when a group of young men intercepted him. Without much warning, they pulled out a firearm and shot him at close range—twice. Panic erupted. Students screamed. Some ran for cover. Others fled the area entirely.

“The whole thing happened so fast,” one shaken student recounted. “He was just walking and then—bang, bang—it was over. People were running everywhere.”

What followed seemed like a scene straight out of a gang thriller. Another student, requesting anonymity, claimed the assailants rifled through the victim’s bag after the shooting, pulling out a handgun and bullets—evidence that the victim himself may have been armed.

“It wasn’t random,” said the source. “They came for him specifically. And it seems he was no stranger to the game. They made sure he didn’t get up again.”

Sources from within the college community pointed to a simmering turf war between rival cult groups on campus. This incident, they say, was retaliation for a failed assassination attempt the week before. “It’s tit for tat now,” the source added grimly. “Last week, someone got hit and survived. This was a message.”

However, the school’s spokesperson, Adekunle Adams, quickly distanced the college from the chaos, stating that the shooting happened off-campus at a nearby lounge and had nothing to do with any known incidents within school grounds.

Lagos State Police, led by spokesperson CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the killing and said it was indeed a cult clash. “Seven suspects have already been arrested,” he noted. “We found four rounds of live ammunition and some charms on the deceased. The body has been taken for autopsy and investigations are ongoing.”

As students mourn and questions swirl, the message is chillingly clear: an age-old problem has reared its ugly head once more—and the line between campus safety and street violence has never felt thinner.