A Point of Sale (PoS) operator was late last Wednesday
shot dead by a two-man armed robbery gang at Oke Ogba area of Akure, the Ondo
State capital.
The incident came in less than 24 hours after a
middle-aged worker of a publishing company was kille in a night robbery at the
Ajipowo/Ogundipe Estate in Akure.
The late POS operator, who was identified as Adetutu,
was said to have been shot by one of the two men who went to her shop on a motorcycle,
pretending to be customers that came for a business transaction.
An eyewitness narrated that the deceased, who was
said to have been operating the business in the area for some months, met her
untimely death when the two suspected robbers attacked and shot her, and later collected
some undisclosed amount of money in her custody.
According to
the eye witness, "The woman and her sales girl were in the shop when the
bandits came to them on motorcycle and pretended the want to do business with
her. As they were trying to forcefully collect some money from her, she
attempted to run out of the shop. So one of the criminals shot her and
collected some money from her.
"When the gunshots were heard, all the shop
owners and residents of the street ran for safety, which gave the criminals the
opportunity to escape from the area."
When contacted the Ondo State Police Public
Relation Officer, Mr. Femi
Joseph, confirmed the incident saying the command
had begun investigation into the incident.
On the incessant robbery cases in Akure recently,
the PPRO stated that the command was already working towards taming such ugly development
in the capital city and other towns in the state.
He said the state commissioner of police has met
all the Divisional
Police Officers (DPOs) in the state, and I am sure
the situation will be brought under control.
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