The sobbing wife of David Imoh, sound engineer, lynched by Okada riders in Lekki, Lagos State narrated that he was killed for attempting to settle the rift between his friend and a rider over the remaining N100.
Grace, widow of the 38-year-old killed by motorcyclists noted, “He was burnt as if he is a robber. They have taken my world away from me because of N100. This is not good,” she added.
The 32-year-old narrated that her husband was killed while trying to settle a fight between two friends and his killers.
Though it is reported that David Imoh was from Akwa Ibom State, Straightnews is yet to confirm the authenticity of the story.
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In an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Grace said her husband was wrongly labelled as a ritualist and Yahoo Boy before being lynched to death.
“They didn’t just beat him, they stabbed and burnt him to death,” the mother of two broke down in tears.
The Lagos Police said they have arrested four persons over alleged jungle justice in connection with Imoh’s death.
“The victim is David Sunday Imoh, aged 38. The incident occurred on Thursday, May 12, 2022,” he said.
“Four persons have been arrested. A manhunt for the fifth person is ongoing and the investigation is still on,” the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development to Channels Television on Sunday.
The late Imoh, who was popularly called Dave Sound, had an aged mother, a five-year-old boy and another one-year and five-month-old baby.
She identified the two other friends of her late husband involved in the fight as band members of D’Banj and Phyno.
The widow said, “My husband went to work on May 10, I was called on May 13 by one of his friends that we lost him. He said his family should come to the Maroko police station. So my relatives and his own went there. The police told them that my husband and his friend climbed the Aboki (Hausa man)’s bike, and they had an argument over N100.
“In the process, one of the Okada guys was hit and he fell down so they started beating them up.
”My husband was beaten and they were shouting that he is a ritualist and a Yahoo Boy. After being beaten, he was burnt to death.”
Grace, however, explained that the narrative by one of Imoh’s friends made her realise that her late husband was invited to settle the dispute over the N100 balance when he was killed.
She continued, “But on Twitter, a colleague of his put up a video on what happened. She said my husband was setting up in a bar. Being a sound engineer he works with Church of God Mission Garden City, Lekki during the day. He also works with Legacy 360 Band in the evening when there is a show.
“My husband was not part of those who mounted the bike. Two guys (band members) took the bike and when they arrived at the venue, an argument happened between the two guys and the motorcyclist.
“They gave the motorcyclist N500 and were to get a balance of N100 but the bike man said he didn’t have change. They told him to take N300 but he refused and a fight broke out.
“My husband was invited to intervene in the issue.”
Also, Church of God International penned, ”David Imoh was gruesomely murdered on the 12th of May, 2022 by a mob believed to be natives of the northern extraction of Nigeria.
Before his untimely death he was a member of our Church and a sound engineer who worked at CGMi Garden City, Victoria Island.
He was not involved in any ritual killing, neither was he a “Yahoo Boy”. He was murdered and burnt.’’
From the Twitter handle, friends and colleagues of David poured their condolences.
Hardeybayor Nofiu wrote, ”David imoh Sunday was a vibrant young guy, it’s a pity your life ended this way, he was one of our school mate back then in secondary school, his life was cut short on Thursday at lekki, he was set ablaze by stupid aboki okada riders, David all of us from Ansar ud deen comprehensive high school okota misses you, we love you but God love your more, rest on David. Justice for david!”
Musa A. Bello tweeted ”He was burned by Hausa mob residing in Lagos. The Southerners are very educated and civilized, they can’t do such kind of BAR.BARIC and INHUMANE thing because of a mere 100 Naira.
