
Suspected gunmen has killed a security guard attached to the private residence of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja Ill.
The yet-to-be identified security man was murdered Yesterday Tuesday February 9,2016.
According to reports, the security guard is suspected to be one of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officers working in the house.
He was shot in front of the Ooni’s house while going to buy a recharge card for his phone.
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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