Some unknown gunmen have shot and killed
one of the officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
attached to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
The incident happened on Sunday night at a private residence of Oba Ogunwusi located in Ile-Ife.
Our correspondent gathered on Tuesday
that the NSCDC operative identified as Marcus just returned to the
entrance to the Ooni’s private residence from where he had gone to buy
airtime for his telephone when his assailants opened fire on him.
Although sources in the area said the
hoodlums neither attacked the residence nor robbed any of the occupants,
they were said to have made away with the officer’s rifle.
The deceased’s colleagues who were on
the premises were said to have rushed out upon hearing the sound of the
gun but the assailants had sped off before they came out.
Marcus was immediately rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
Some sources said the hoodlums were probably members of an armed robbery gang returning from an operation.
The Head, Public Relations Unit of the
NSCDC in the state, Mr. Wale Folarin, when contacted on the telephone,
confirmed the killing to our correspondent.
He said, “It is true that one of our
officers attached to the Ooni’s palace was shot dead by some
unidentified persons. He was shot in front of a private residence of the
Ooni.
“His killers went away with his gun and he died at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile Ife.”
Folarin said that three suspects had
been arrested in connection with the killing, adding that the command
was still investigating the matter.
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