- Edo police command has confirmed the death of Dr Omoruyi Igbagbon, a retired mathematics lecturer at the College of Education, Ekiadolor in Benin, Edo state
- Dr Igbagbon was killed by unknown gunmen in the state
- One of the suspects has been arrested and detained while the investigation has commenced
Dr Omoruyi Igbagbon, a retired mathematics lecturer at the College of Education, Ekiadolor, near Benin, has been confirmed killed by gunmen
Edo police command said Igbagbon was killed by gunmen in Benin less than eight months after his retirement as a teacher, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The police public relations officer in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said on Sunday, May 3, that one suspect had been arrested in connection with the murder.
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According to Nwabuzor, police operatives of Ugbowo division got a distress call at about 10.45 p.m. on Saturday that the deceased had been shot by gunmen.
the PPRO said: “The operatives of the command rushed to the No. 21, Adolor College Road residence of the deceased and rushed him to University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), where he later died.
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“One of the suspects has been arrested and detained while the investigation has commenced.’’
Family source said the gunmen invaded the home of the deceased at about 8.10 p.m. on Saturday and shot the deceased at close range before running away.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that seventeen people were killed in Offa, Kwara state, on Thursday, April 5, after a group of armed robbers stormed the town to rob five banks.
The robbers also attacked a local police station in the town, killing eight officers and four people in police custody.
The Kwara police commissioner Lawan Ado said five residents were shot and killed on the street of Offa by the robbers.
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Source: Naija.ng