A
lady identified as Miss Oluwabunmi Adeola Oladokun, and a man, were
Friday morning shot by unidentified gunmen in Orisumbare area of Idimu, Lagos
State, western Nigeria.
The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. along Ejigbo road in Orisumbare.
Miss
Oladokun was said to have died on the spot. She was on her way to work in
Victoria Island when she was shot.
The male
victim, whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this
report, managed to escape with a gunshot injury and is currently receiving
treatment at a private hospital in the area.
The cause of the attack could not be ascertained as at press time, but
eyewitness accounts have it that before Oluwabunmi was shot, people in the
neighbourhood heard her shout for help.
The late
Oluwabunmi worked with at publishing company that produces a magazine before
she recently joined a PR firm on Lagos Island. She was said to be the only
daughter of her parents and her mother died recently.
When PM
News reporter visited the scene in the morning, her corpse was still lying by
the roadside .
Residents gathered
in groups discussing the incident and those who have shops on Ejigbo road where
the incident happened shut their shops out of fear of possible arrest by the
police.
The
residents also declined to speak on the matter and referred our reporters to the
police.
When PM
News visited the family home of the deceased at Shola Ademodi Street,
Orisumbare, some of the residents were seen consoling the family.
The father
of the lady, Pastor Peter Oladokun, who ministers at The Mighty Hand of God, a
popular church in the area, located along Ejigbo Road, Orisumbare, said a
neighbour informed him about the incident and he went there and saw his
daughter lying dead.
He said he
could not do anything when he got to the scene because she was already dead.
He said he
went to inform the police who have taken over the matter, while the family was
waiting for conclusion of autopsy report before her burial.
Pastor
Oladokun lamented the state of insecurity in the country and urged the
government to improve security because people are no longer safe. When our
reporter visited Shasha Police Division, the DPO was not around to comment on
the matter. Sources at the station said the police have commenced
investigation of the incident.
This country has failed.
ReplyDeleteThis is terrible.
ReplyDeleteI suspect a foul play here
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