Suspected gunmen believed to be armed robbers on Wednesday reportedly attacked a PoS operator and shot dead a young man, Tega, at Otovwodo community in Ughelli North Local Government of Delta State.
According to an eyewitness, the hoodlums arrived at the PoS shop and attempted to rob their victim, but they were resisted.
The eyewitness said:
“They shot at the PoS operator thrice, but the bullets couldn’t penetrate him. As they were escaping, they shot Tega in the head and one other person in the leg.”
Effort to speak with police spokesman DSP Onome Onowakpoyeya was not successful, but a senior police officer attached to the Ughelli Area Command confirmed the incident.