A
witness to the incident, who did not want her name published, told newsmen that
the victim was on a motorcycle and heading towards Agodi Gate at 1.30 pm when
the hoodlums shot at him and snatched the bag containing the money.
Two
unknown gunmen on Monday shot and robbed a yet to be identified middle-aged man
of N446,000 a few metres from the Oyo State Government House in Ibadan.
She
said that the two gunmen, who were also on a motorcycle, after snatching the
money zoomed of leaving their victim in a pool of blood.
According
to her, passers-by who witnessed the robbery attack quickly rushed the victim
to the University College Hospital for treatment.
However,
another source said the victim died before getting to the hospital and his corpse
had been deposited at the Adeoyo State Hospital at Ring road, Ibadan.
Two
withdrawal slips of N296,000 and N150,000 from one of the new generation banks,
with the account name Akano Taoreed Olasunkanmi and one pellet, were found at
the scene of the incident.
Mr
Sunday Odukoya, Executive Assistant on Security to Gov. Seyi Makinde, who
visited the scene said he had alerted the Divisional Police Officer in charge
of the area.
Odukoya
promised to get more details about the incident, assuring that security
personnel would nab the culprits.
When
contacted for confirmation, the State Police Public Relation Officer, SP
Olugbenga Fadeyi said he was not on seat and was unaware of the incident.
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