Soji Ajibola, Ibadan
Suspected armed robbers have killed two persons at different locations at the weekend in Ibadan.
The victims were gunned down after withdrawal of an undisclosed amounts through Automated Teller Machines of the Commercial banks, (name witheld) at Ire Akari Estate, off New Garage Area and some metres away from an Ibadan based radio station, Fresh FM, Challenge.
One of the victims, Femi Olaniyi Adebayo, a graduate of computer science was killed at Ajinde area of Ire-akari Estate, off New Garage/ Apata Express Way, Ibadan on Saturday night while another victim who is yet to be identified was killed while holding N250,000 after another from ATM point some kilometres away from Fresh FM radio station, Ibadan.
Our correspondent gathered that Adebayo was killed shortly after withdrawal of an undisclosed amount at one of the new generation banks at challenge bus-stop.
It was gathered that suspected robbers who were operating on a motorbike trailed him from the point of collection to the spot where he was eventually gunned down.
The diseased, 29 year old graduate of Computer Science went to withdraw money at ATM machine of a bank at Orita Challenge at about 7.00pm Saturday night.
According to his fiancée who was with him in the car at the time of the incident, the robbers requested for the money he just withdrew.
His fiancee said: “He politely replied that he had delivered the money to the owner. They didn’t believe him and shot him on his left hand at very close range. Within a very short time, they fired several shots on his chest. They collected my phones and money in my hand bag.”
Confirming the development, the father of the deceased, Alhaji Fatai Adebayo told our correspondent that the death of his only son had changed the narrative of the family.
He said; “it is true my only son was shot dead on Saturday night. I am doomed. His death has changed my life and narrative of my family. I leave them for God. I leave the robbers for God,” he lamented.
In a related development, a yet to be identified quarry worker was shot dead after withdrawing N250,000 to pay his workers around challenge-tollgate road on Friday afternoon.
Our correspondent who visited the scene of the incident reports that though the remains of the victim had been taken away, the blood stain was still on the floor.
The suspected armed robbers, as reliably gathered escaped after the victim fell down from the motorcycle, while the cash was taken away by the robbers.
A source in the neighborhood who crave anonymity said; “it was during the day. We were all here when we heard the gun shot. The young man was a quarry worker and he fell down after the gunshot.
The motorcyclist escaped but his passenger died immediately. We cannot approached the robbers because they were armed and they also came in motorcycle.
“They escaped through the tollgate, Lagos-Ibadan expressway. It was later when his people came to take his remains they told us that he came to town to withdraw money for his workers and the money was just N250,000.”
When contacted, the state police public relations office, Adewale Osifeso said investigation is ongoing on the two robbery incidents, saying the public would be updated accordingly.
