A middle-aged man, Bode Dagunro, has been shot dead by armed robbers in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Reports say the deceased, who was a fuel marketer at the riverine area of Olotu community via Ugbonla, Igbokoda was murdered in cold blood at his residence by the assailants about 9pm on Saturday and carted away with some money.
The deceased’s brother, Mr Malo Olorunwa Francis, a staff of Niger Delta Development Company, NDDC, explained that a gang of robbers invaded the residence of the victim on Saturday around 9pm.
“They attacked him, shot him on the stomach and carted away the sum of two million naira.
“My brother was a fuel marketer. We rushed him to a private hospital in Igbokoda where he later died during the operation,” he lamented.
According to a police source who confirmed the incident said preliminary investigation is in progress to track down the fleeing suspects, assuring that the killers would soon be arrested.
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