MC Oluomo allegedly vows to “shake Oshodi” after fatal shooting of trusted aide
Residents of Oshodi area of Lagos State are being warned to watch their backs as the area could degenerate into a death pool any time soon.
Lagosians, reports say are also being told to regard Oshodi a no-go area until further notice.
Musiliu Akinsanya, a. k. a. MC Oluomo, leads the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the area.
Some say he’s a well-know thug lord loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
There’s been some violent power tussle over who controls NURTW in Oshodi. Many have been slain.
MC Oluomo’s close aide, Kunle Mamowora popularly known as Mamok, is believed to have fallen prey to that tussle.
Mamok was, Wednesday, shot dead by suspected rival thugs at a barbershop three blocks away from his father’s house in Oshodi.
Eyewitnesses reportedly said MC Oluomo vowed to repay Mamok’s alleged murderers in kind, and soon.
Some reports however quote residents who said MC Oluomo is the one trying to forestall reprisal attacks.
Palpable fear has since engulfed the area.
“The police need to call everyone to order now,” a resident told Newsroom on Thursday night.
“We are afraid.”
Lagos police say they are keeping a close eye on the area.
A brief profile: Mammok in six bullet points
- Mamok’s real name is Kunle Mamowora.
- He was a graduate of Ogun State Polytechnic (now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic) Abeokuta, Ogun State.
- He’s dead, and is survived by a wife and three children.
- He was step-brother to former Lagos Speaker and one time senator, Olorunnibe Mamowora.
- Mamok was also an aide to former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.
- In 2011, he featured in the BBC documentary “Law and Disorder in Lagos” shot by investigative reporter Louis Theroux. In the documentary, Mamok took Theroux around Lagos and practically guided the BBC journalist into MC Oluomo’s world.
