Gabriel Kola Abiodun, bursar of Akure Diocese of the Anglican Communion in Ondo State, has been shot dead, SaharaReporters has just learnt.
Abiodun was killed on Thursday morning by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers at the diocesan office complex of the church in Alagbaka area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
We learnt from an eyewitness that the church bursar was shot by three gun-wielding men after he made some bank transactions.
According to the eyewitness, Abiodun was trailed from the bank by the gunmen to the diocese, where he was shot dead.
He said:
“I think the armed robbers attacked him, collected the money, before they escaped from the premises. By the time we came out of the building, there were blood stains everywhere on the floor. It’s a very sad thing.”
The church authorities have invited the Police to the scene for investigation.
Femi Joseph, spokesman of the Ondo Police Command, confirmed the incident in a short interview with SaharaReporters on phone.
Security has been beefed up at the scene and unauthorised entry into the premises has been restricted.
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