Drug barons killed 48-year-old man in Lagos

Benson Ola – Lagos

A 48-year old man, Abel Lang has been found dead after suspected drug dealers attacked him.

Lang a native of Jenta-Apata, Jos North Local area of Plateau, died on the Spot after he was hit with matchets and Axes on the head.

The ugly incident took place at Isolo, Lagos State on Wednesday, 7th of January, 2026.

It was learnt that the assailants, after attacking Lang in his bedroom, dragged the corpse into his Toyota Sequoia and drove some distance away from his house before dumping his lifeless body.

The slain logistic personnel who worked with UN on Central Africa, MUNISCA, our correspondent gathered came into Nigeria on December 20th to celebrate Christmas and new year with his extended family after two years in overseas.

Our correspondent equally gathered from top UN official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, that a Driver Assistant on South Sudan, UNMISS, Salami Olatunde Smith who worked with Lang before escaped assassination attempt years ago at the same Jos, the capital of Plateau State from drug barons who said he had information at his disposal that can implicate them.

The source informed that Salami has since left the country to avert imminent danger.

Lang, our reporter learnt escaped similar attack at his former base in Jos before escaping abroad. Unknown to him, he was been tracked by his assailants before he was killed in cold blooded.

A female eyewitness, who doesn’t want her name in print, narrated how the murder of Lang unfolded.

She said she heard a scream from the victim’s house late in the night and shortly afterwards, some persons opened one of the doors, dragged the body into the parked car and drove out of the compound.

She said, “I heard someone screamed and when I peeped through the window, I saw his car outside. I didn’t know what was happening. Shortly afterwards, some people opened one of the house doors and dragged his body out. I guess they entered the building through the back.

“I wanted to call the police, but I did not have credit on my telephone line. Even if I had, I am not sure I would have achieved anything because they left shortly afterwards with his body in the vehicle. That means they had already killed him before bringing him out. I learnt in the morning that they chased the son out of the house before killing him.

“After the incident, my son called to inform me that they abandoned his corpse in the car. He said they left the key in the ignition.”

The younger brother of the deceased, Mr. Moses lang, said he learnt about the murder through a telephone call from a friend.

He said he immediately rushed to lang’s house, where he met the abandoned car on the street with bloodstains in the back seat.

Our correspondent, learnt that such dastardly acts have become rampant in the country with the Police’s inability to make any arrest.