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.
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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.
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 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.
PM NEWS
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