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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