Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed a Point of Sale operator in the Oke-Lantoro area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The incident happened at about 7 pm
on Sunday, May 12, 2024, when the gunmen stormed the area on a motorcycle,
shooting sporadically.
According to a source the incident caused
panic among residents of the area who scampered for safety.
“One person was shot in the Oke-Lantoro
area on Sunday. The men who were armed with guns came on a motorcycle and shot
sporadically in the air, and before we realised what was happening, they shot
at the lotto agent. There was tension as people were scampering for safety so
as not to be caught in the incident," the source said.
The source, however, added that the
intervention of the police brought the situation to calm.
The spokesperson for the State Police
Command, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident said it was a suspected
case of robbery and not cult clashes as speculated.
She identified the victim as one Mutiu
Salako who was shot by two armed men during the attack.
“The incident happened, but it was a
suspected case of armed robbery, not cult clash as speculated by some persons.
Two armed men were reported to have stormed the area in a motorcycle and shot
at the PoS operator who was in his shop in the area,” the PPRO said.
Odutola added that a manhunt had been
launched for the fleeing suspects while vowing that the police would do
everything to ensure they were brought to justice.
“What we want the good people of Ogun State
to know is that suspects can only run but can not hide. We will do everything
possible to bring them to justice.”
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