A barber identified simply as Hafiz was shot dead inside his barbing salon at Church Gate along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos State by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday, July 21.
It was gathered that three armed men reportedly stormed the salon shortly after the victim had finished attending to a customer.
A source familiar with the incident who craved anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the incident told our correspondent that the attackers opened fire on Hafiz before fleeing the scene.
“Hafiz had just finished attending to a customer when three gunmen came into the shop and attacked him. He had already planned to close for the day once he finished with the customer’s hair before the incident happened. He was shot, and the assailants fled immediately,” the source said.
The source said Hafiz was rushed to the hospital, where he was
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