Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - Gunmen have reportedly killed a Europe- based man simply identified as Derrick in Benin City, Edo State.
The Public Relations Officer of the Command, CSP Moses Yamu
said investigation is ongoing to arrest the perpetrators.
The unfortunate incident happened at the weekend in Igun
street in Benin City.
The armed men were reported to have shot the deceased to
death after he allegedly resisted the attempt to steal his gold necklace valued
at N50 million.
It was learnt that the deceased who had just returned from a
European country met his untimely death when he went to the Igun street to buy
spare-parts for his vehicle.
It was also gathered that the gunmen who emerged from
nowhere accosted him and shot him to death
The gunmen were said to have taken his jewelry and fled the
scene.
An eyewitness added that the gunmen may have trailed the
victim to the street where he went to buy spare parts.
“I suspect the victim was trailed to Igun, because he was
checking for motor spare-parts to buy when the gunmen emerged and demanded for
his lumbar gold necklace.
” But
the victim asked why he should handover the necklace.
” His
reply may have also angered the gunmen as one of them reached out for a Pump
Action gun in their Lexus SUV and shot the victim twice on his leg.
“The gang thereafter took off his jewellery and fled the
scene.
”
Though sympathisers later rushed the victim to the hospital for medical
attention, he was pronounced dead on arrival,”he said.
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