23-year-old undergraduate of the University of Lagos, identified as Adekunle, has been shot dead while trying to recover schoolmate stolen iphone from armed robber.

The incident reportedly happened at Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of the state.

Eyewitness on Monday today Punch that: “The incident happened on June 3 around 9pm. What happened was that someone shot the deceased at a close range on the left side of his head and he died on the spot. An ATM card found on him bears the name Adekunle.

“Later on, we gathered from a girl that gave her name as Opeyemi, who claimed to be a student of Business Administration, UNILAG, that she and the deceased, whom she knew as a student of UNILAG, boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba and were heading to UNILAG when she got dispossessed of her iPhone 7 Plus by a thief hanging at the back of the bus.

“She said the deceased attempted to help by pursuing the robber but in the process, another group of persons came out and one of them shot him at a close range on the left side of his head and he died on the spot.”

Speaking on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, “The deceased was a UNILAG student. The suspects are being trailed for possible arrest and the command has contacted the victim’s relatives.

“The case has been transferred to the SCID, Panti, for discreet investigation.”

Meanwhile, the spokesperson for UNILAG, Adejoke Alaga-Ibrahim, declined to react on the incident.

She said, “I do not give reactions over the phone; I will like you to make a formal request; you could send an email to the communicationunit@unilag.edu.ng, or you could come over to the university so that you can speak with the Dean of Students Affairs.”