Four young men from Gateway ICT Polytechnic in Saapade, Ogun State, crowded into a small restroom, holding their breath.
Outside the barred door, the loud sound of gunfire interrupted the peaceful evening at the private student hostel on Paraga Road in Ipara-Remo, one of the towns surrounding the polytechnic.
On Wednesday, 29 July, just after 8 p.m., they were sitting together in their rented flat, laughing, chatting and relaxing after a long day.
One of the kids had just left to get dinner and was about to return when rapid gunshots erupted throughout the neighbourhood.
There was a sudden disturbance outside, and someone cried “Ole, Ole” (meaning thief, thief), followed