Skit maker killed by suspected cultists in Lagos

A skit maker, identified simply as Austin, was on Thursday, hacked to death with machetes at Lakowe community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State.
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‎It was gathered that some suspected cultists stormed the area in the early hours of the day in search of the deceased
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‎On locating his apartment, they allegedly dragged him out of his room and hacked him to death on the spot.
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‎A resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to security reasons said the assailants also cut off Austin’s hand in the process.
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‎“There was some sort of commotion early Thursday morning, but no one knew what it was. It wasn’t until later in the morning that we were told someone’s corpse was lying somewhere around the community. When we got there, we discovered that it was Austin’s corpse. We also saw his hand severed. That was when we realised it was connected to the noise we heard early in the morning.”
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‎Austin was a professional hairstylist and skit maker.
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‎Another resident who did not want his name in print said the deceased reportedly posted a cryptic farewell message on his social media status on Tuesday, hinting at the attack.
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‎The police command could not be reached for the confirmation of the attack.