Lagos Transport Manager Killed by His Own Gateman at Ajah Home

A Lagos transport manager has been killed at his Ajah residence, allegedly by his own gateman who fled the scene immediately after the attack. The incident has left his family shattered and prompted a police manhunt for the suspect.

The victim, Chief Augustine Nwalieze, a manager with Okeyson Transport, was found dead on Saturday morning, April 26, 2026, with machete wounds at the car park area of his home. Sources place his age at between 65 and 67.

According to his family, they grew suspicious when his vehicles had not moved that morning and calls to his phone went unanswered. When they checked, they found him dead. The gateman, identified as Abdullahi Dairu, had already absconded.

“I have been very heartbroken since yesterday. Something very bad happened to my father-in-law on Saturday,” a family member told Vanguard, in words that capture the senselessness of a death no one in the household saw coming.

Suspect Still at Large

As of the time of publication, Abdullahi Dairu remains at large. Investigators have opened a case and are working to establish what may have motivated a domestic staff member to turn on the man who employed him.

The killing adds to a pattern of concerns about security within residential Lagos. Cases involving domestic staff and violent crime against employers have surfaced with uncomfortable regularity. This case will likely reignite conversation about how households screen and manage those they bring into their homes.

For the Nwalieze family, those conversations offer little comfort. A man who came downstairs on a Saturday morning — gone, violently, at the hands of someone he trusted. His community and colleagues at Okeyson Transport are mourning a life cut short.

Sources: Vanguard, The Nigeria Lawyer