Crime
Robbers shoot NYSC member dead in Osogbo
A member of the National Youth Service Corps [NYSC], Adebayo Mukaila, has reportedly been killed by some suspected robbers in Osogbo, Osun State.
WuzupNigeria gathered that Mukaila, who is also a Point of Sale operator, was shot dead near his shop in the Omo-West Area of Osogbo, around 11pm on Tuesday.
The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, confirmed the killing and has directed an investigation into Mukaila’s death.
He added that details available on the matter were still sketchy.
Speaking through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Folasade Odoro, Kokumo said,
“A full-scale investigation to get the perpetrator had commenced.
“We sympathise with the family of the deceased. We assure the public that no stone will be left unturned in getting to the root of the incident.”
Sources near the scene of the incident said Mukaila and his daughter were returning home after the day’s business when two men accosted him around 10:50pm.
The suspected robbers were said to have dispossessed him of money, PoS machine, and other items in the bag that he was carrying before he was shot in the head.
The robbers were said to have fled the scene on a motorcycle.
A source near the scene, who pleaded anonymity, hinted that the assailants might have killed Mukaila because he recognised one of them.
-
featured14 hours ago
Song lyrics are now simpler, angrier, more self-obsessed – Study
-
Entertainment16 hours ago
Why I became transgender – Bobrisky
-
News16 hours ago
Tinubu appoints new chairman for code of conduct bureau
-
News16 hours ago
Easter: IGP assures police commitment to public safety
-
News5 hours ago
Lagos postpones Easter boat race
-
News16 hours ago
Nationwide blackout imminent as national grid collapses
-
News6 hours ago
Woman loses pregnancy in Anambra after eight days detention
-
News3 hours ago
Speaker Abbas, Deputy Barau, Buhari celebrate Tinubu’s 72nd birthday