'Robber', 1 Other Killed During Attack On POS Kiosk In Kwara

Date: 2024-01-18

A suspected armed robber has been killed and a female resident hit by a stray bullet also lost her life during an attack on a POS kiosk in Oke-Ode community in Ifelodun LGA of Kwara State.

It was gathered that foren stormed the community's market on two motorcycles wielding AK-47 rifles and attacked a popular POS operator, AbdulRahman Mohammed, and robbed him.

A sources said the gunmen were accosted by the police which led to a gun duel in which one of the gunmen was killed.

He further said that a female resident of, Tinuade Tunde, popularly known as Iya Niyi, who was hit by a stray bullet, also died.

The spokeswoman of the Kwara State Police Command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, who confirmed the incident to City & Crime, “Following the quick intervention of the police, one of the armed robbers was gunned down during an exchange of fire and he died on the spot.

“Unfortunately, another victim identified as Iya Niyi hit by a stray bullet died while two others who sustained injuries are receiving treatment at the Oke-Ode General Hospital.

“One AK-47 rifle was also recovered from the dead armed robber, while the motorcycles were picked after they ran into the bush.”

She said the police and vigilantes are presently combining the bush and the nooks and crannies of the town in a bid to clamp down the fleeing members of the gang.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Odo-Owa     Omoniyi Ayinla     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Femi Agbaje     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Saliu Ajia     IsDB     Elese Of Igbaja     Samari     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Makama     Yahaya Seriki     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     KFA     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Oko     Michael Ologundea     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Cornelius Adebayo     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Ladi Hassan     2017 Budget     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Olabode George Towoju     UITH     Najim Yaasin     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Ahmed Bayero     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Olatunde Olukoya     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Toyin Abdullahi     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Omotoso Musa     Okin High School     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Mohammed Danjuma     Wahab Abayawo     Admiralty Villa     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Bibire Ajape     Lai Gobir     International Vocational Centre     Congress For National Consensus     Mohammed Abdulahi     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Shehu Adaramaja     Abubakar Abdulraheem     NIPOGA     Oke-Ode     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Amos Justus Sayo     Kunbi Titiloye     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Ilorin Central Mosque     Riskat Opakunle     Jimba Babatunde     Iqra Books     Shuaibu Yaman     Kwara Restoration Project     Tunde Kazeem     3MTT     Cassava Growers\' Association     Ghali Muhammed     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Umar Sanda Yusuf    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bature Bello     Kolade Solagberu     Kwara University Of Education     Mustapha Akanbi     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     National Broadcasting Commission     JUSUN     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Irepodun     Mufutau Olatinwo     08001000100     Cornelius Adebayo     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Naira Redesign     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Olatomiwa Williams     Mohammed Lawal     Adamu Attah     KWAFFA     Ilorin Metro Park     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Amosa     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Arandun     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Local Government Pension Board     Musibau Akanji     GGDSS Pakata     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     UTME     Niyi Osundare     Bello Bature     Christopher Ayeni     Women Radio     Kazeem Gbolagade     Benin Republic     Kulende     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Ekweremadu     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Ilorin International Airport     Farouk Salim     March 18     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Ike Ekweremadu     Harrison Osauwagboe     Monkey Pox     Gbajabiamila     Edret Sabi Abel     Amos Justus Sayo     Bukola Ajikobi     Dorcas Afeniforo     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Ibrahim Taiwo     Samuel Adedoyin     Basit Olatunji     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Amasa     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Bashir Badawi     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Arca Santa     Innocent Okoye     Ayekale     Democracy Day     20 Billion Bond     Bayer AG     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Hamidu Olowo     Funmilayo Zubair     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Clara Nwachukwu