Three homeless males fatally shot by gunmen at Lagos bus cease

Three yet-to-be recognized males have been fatally shot whereas sleeping on the Post Office Bus Stop on Adeola Odeku Street within the Victoria Island space of Lagos State.

The incident occurred on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

According to punch, the victims have been amongst about 10 destitute individuals sleeping on the bus cease when two males on energy bikes arrived on the spot and attacked them.

A police supply locally advised the publication on Monday on situation of anonymity that the incident was reported by a involved citizen on Sunday morning, prompting an anti-crime patrol workforce to go to the scene

“We received a report that three men were found lying lifeless at the Post Office bus stop. Our men were dispatched to the scene, and the officers found the three men lying in pools of blood. We started preliminary enquiries with residents and members of the public,” the police source disclosed.

A supply locally, who was aware of the incident, stated that the homicide was confirmed to have been carried out by two assailants following a evaluate of closed-circuit tv footage of the incident.

According to the supply, who works near the place the incident occurred, the footage confirmed two riders on energy bikes, every carrying a white field, parking throughout the highway earlier than crossing to the bus cease the place the homeless individuals have been sleeping.

A footage showed the assailants checking the faces of those at the bus stop before speaking with the victims and shooting them. They also inflicted machete wounds on different parts of their bodies.

“One of the victims pleaded with the assailants not to unalive him and asked that they settle their differences amicably, but he was eventually shot dead,” the source added.

It was further gathered that the three victims were new faces in the area, having recently joined others who regularly slept at the bus stop.

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident.

“The bodies were evacuated and deposited at the Lagos State Government’s Mainland Hospital, Yaba, for autopsy. Preliminary investigations were ongoing to trace the assailants and identify the victims,” she said.