Gunmen Shoot Man Dead Inside Wife’s Shop In Osun

• Kazeem Badmus

Some yet-to-be-identified assailants in Ada, Osun State, on Thursday evening, shot dead a 42-year-old man, Dele Agboola.

Agboola, OSUN DEFENDER gathered, was shot dead around 8:40 pm, by three men who disguised as customers who wanted to purchase medicine at his wife’s located in Pako Area, Ada.

A resident of the Area, who identified herself simply as Temitayo, said the assailants were believed to be three in number and arrived when the man (deceased) had even left the shop and went inside his residence.

She said, “But a few minutes after he retired inside, Dele (Agboola) came out into the shop again to pick up his mobile phone charger. He was about to leave the shop again when three men approached him and asked if he was Dele Agboola, and he told them he was the person bearing the name.

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“Immediately he confirmed his identity, the men shot him. Those that attacked him were three in number. They fled the area and people ran in different directions to avoid being attacked. The incident happened around 8:40 pm Thursday at Pako Area.

“Relations of the deceased prevented security operatives from taking away his remains for autopsy. He was buried Friday around 8:30 a.m.”

The spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the incident, saying it was reported to the command.