Two people have reportedly been killed following an attack at the a cinema in Lekki, Lagos State, after a machete-wielding man allegedly stormed the facility.
The incident occurred on Friday night, causing panic among cinema patrons and workers at the entertainment facility.
The suspect, who was reportedly armed with a machete and a knife, allegedly attempted to gain access to the cinema but was stopped by security personnel.
Eyewitnesses said the man became violent after he was prevented from entering the premises and allegedly attacked the security guards.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Adebisi Abimbola, confirmed the incident on Saturday to Vanguard.
She said the suspect allegedly stabbed one of the security guards to death and injured another security personnel.
Adebisi said the suspect was subsequently mobbed and died in the process.
“Two people have been confirmed dead,” the police spokesperson said.
She added that the identities of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding the incident were being investigated.
According to her, the suspect appeared to be destitute and was also suspected to have been under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.
The police spokesperson said the Chief Security Officer of the cinema had been taken into custody as part of the investigation, according to Vanguard.
She added that the command was working to obtain and review the closed-circuit television footage from the cinema to establish the sequence of events.
Adebisi said the CCTV footage would also help investigators determine whether other people were involved in the incident.
The police have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack and the deaths.
As of the time of filing this report, the police had yet to release the identities of the two deceased persons or provide further details on the condition of the injured security personnel.
Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
