How I Escaped Assassination! - Mr. Babatunde Aiyelogun

 The Chairman, Three Wheelers Association, Ojo chapter, Mr Babatunde Aiyelogun, yesterday gave a blow-by-blow account of how he escaped being assassinated recently.
His assailants, according to him, numbering four, stormed his residence in Ojo at about 2.30 am and left him in a pool of his blood after the attack, apparently thinking he was dead.

Narrating his ordeal, Aiyelogun explained that he had retired to bed on that day with his family when the gunmen broke into his apartment.

According to him, “The incident happened at about 2.30 am when four armed men broke into my residence from nowhere. Immediately they entered, they asked for our phones which we gave them.

“I was pleading with them, asking what they wanted, thinking they were robbers but they said nothing.
“One of them held my neck, attempting to strangle me. I was still struggling with the man when another member of the gang tried to shoot me with a shot gun but fortunately I don’t know what happened and the gun didn’t fire.

“Immediately they realised that the gun could not fire, they started hitting my head continuously with the iron cutter which they used to cut the window burglary.
“I started bleeding profusely and collapsed so they locked the main entrance and left thinking I was dead.
“They locked us inside to prevent my wife from seeking help. Luckily for us, there was another entrance into the house where the generator was kept. It was from there that my wife called for help.

“Later one of our neighbours came to our rescue, took my kids to their house and rushed me to hospital. I was still unconscious when I got to the hospital, my wife with the help of neighbours got police report to facilitate my treatment in the hospital.
Threats from rival association

“I have been receiving series of threats from a rival association. I started receiving these threats after the Lagos State Government asked tricycle riders associations to merge with commercial bike riders, with which we complied.

“Soon after the merger, the National Union of Road Transport Workers asked us to affiliate with them. Although our association disagreed, we made them understand that the operational route of the association falls under RETAN and that it would not be possible to be affiliated to a similar association.
“We later registered a new association called Tricycle Owners and Drivers Association (TRODA), with the Corporate Affairs Commission.”

The incident which was reported at Ojo Police station was later transferred to Lagos State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) for further investigation while suspects who were arrested in connection with the attack have since been released.
He, however, called on relevant authorities to save his life from the alleged threats.

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