There was panic in Lakowe community of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State after a prominent skit maker, simply identified as Austin, was found dead with machete cuts.
According to reports, the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, August 14, 2025, when suspected cultists stormed the area in search of the victim. Austin, who was also a professional hairstylist, was said to have sensed danger before the fatal attack.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the assailants traced him to his apartment, dragged him out of his room, and hacked him to death on the spot. In the process, his hand was severed.
A resident who spoke under anonymity recounted:
“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.”
Videos from the scene showed sympathisers in tears, gathered around the lifeless body of the deceased.
Efforts to reach Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, proved abortive as calls to his official line went unanswered.
