By; ONYEKACHUKWU MELUWA, Warri
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly robbed and shot a man yet-to-be identified at Mofor Junction in Udu Local Government Council Area of Delta State.
AUTHENTIC NEWS DAILY gathered that the incident happened at about 1pm, Friday January 15, 2021.
Sources said that, “the gunmen (robbers) made away with an undisclosed sum of money.
“The victim, who was reportedly said to be a lawyer, was attacked in his car.
“He just withdrawn an undisclosed sum of money from a Point of Sale (POS) operator.
“He was reportedly trailed by the unknown gunmen to the spot where he was shot and robbed off the cash. He died in the spot from the gunshot wound.
“The victim, they said is a lawyer. And he just collected money from a POS operator. Thus the robbers followed him and shot him. The man is late. He did not survive it.
When contacted for comments the state police public relations officer PPRO, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident.
She said that, “details were still sketchy, so the Police can not tell whether he survived or not.
“The DPO said it just happened. That the person was actually trailed from the bank, shot and his money taken away. Information right now is very sketchy. We are still trying to get information”. PPRO said.