Sunday, July 7, 2024 - Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers killed a woman in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital.
The incident which has caused panic among residents of the
area occurred along NTA Road, Ado Ekiti around 7 am on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
The woman, whose identity is not yet
ascertained, was shot dead by the gunmen operating on a motorcycle.
“The gunmen who were riding on a motorcycle made an attempt to
forcefully dispossess the woman of her bag while standing by the road,” a
source told journalists.
“The woman was said to have resisted
the attempt and refused to surrender her bag and other valuables to them.
“She was shot by her assailants who
fled the scene immediately."
People around scampered to safety
while business owners and traders hurriedly closed their shops.
The spokesperson of the state police
command, DSP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident said the killing was more
of a robbery.
He disclosed that the sum of forty
thousand, two hundred and eighty naira (N40,280) was found in the bag of the
deceased woman.
Abutu said her body has been
deposited in the morgue and the police have launched a manhunt for the
perpetrators.
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