Hamburger’s Death: Group Calls For Independent Probe; Blames NURTW Chieftain For Killings

A group, Oshodi Collectives (OC) has appealed to the Lagos State government and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris to expedite action in investigating and subsequently arrest those responsible for the death of 49-year old Chairman of the Lagos State Motorcycles Owners Association in Oshodi, Chief Aro Razak Bello, popularly known as Hamburger.

Hamburger was killed last Monday in the aftermath of the violence that broke out in Shogunle, Oshodi during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Councillorship primaries.

He was buried on Friday, June 2, amid fears of reprisal attack from loyalists of the warring factions.

The Group had accused a top official of the Oshodi branch of NURTW of being behind the killing of Hamburger.

The official has also been accused of keeping a killer squad in the community.

According to OC, the NURTW official had always boasted of being highly connected in Lagos State and that he has the backing of the APC leader.

“We are aware that he keeps a killer squad which he unleashes on perceived opponents, it was this same squad that killed one of the factional leaders, Ismaila S. Oluwo during the APC campaign in Mafoluku,” the group claimed.

Oshodi Collectives further noted that the NURTW chieftain became violent because the party decision on the councillorship primaries did not favour him.

The Group therefore called on the IGP Idris to send investigators from Abuja to conduct independent investigation on the murder of Hamburger and others, “because this NURTW official has always boasted that nothing would come out of any investigation conducted by the police in Lagos”.