Qudus Popoola, a 25-year-old from Ogun state, has been confirmed dead after he was shot by armed robbers on Tuesday.
Falaye Oluwaseun, his colleague, was also injured in the robbery attack.
The incident that led to the attack was when Bashirat Anibire, a POS operator from Fadahunsi Ijoko in Ifo LGA of Ogun state, was reportedly robbed of N400,000.
On hearing the news of the robbery attack at Bashirat’s shop, residents of the community which include Popoola and Oluwaseun, rushed to the location to salvage the situation.
Despite killing Popoola and stabbing Oluwaseun, the residents did not give in and eventually caught one of the robbers who identified himself as Moses Ayomide.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State PPRO, confirmed the incident.
“Upon the distress call, the DPO, Agbado division, SP Awoniyi Adekunle, quickly led his men to the scene, where it was discovered that while the armed robbers were escaping after robbing one Bashirat Anibire, a PoS operator of her bag containing a cash sum of N400,000 and her itel phone, the robbers shot and killed 25-year-old Qudus Popoola, and also injured one Faleye Oluwaseun,” the statement read in part.
“The robbers were hotly chased, and with the help of youths in the area, one of them, Moses Ayomide, was apprehended, while others escaped.
“The injured victim was rushed to a hospital for medical attention, while the corpse of the deceased was released to the family.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the robbers, who were three in number, came on a motorcycle without light around 7pm and attacked Bashirat Anibire, who was just closing from her PoS shop.
“The victim managed to escape from the robbers, but while running away with her seven-year-old son, the robbers got hold of the son, which made the woman run back to save her son. It was in the process that the robbers snatched her bag and the phone.
“The shout for help from the woman attracted the youth in the area who started pursuing the robbers, while a distress call was also made to the police.
“It was in their bid to escape from the scene that the deceased and one other were shot by the robbers.”
The PPRO has assured the public that the remaining perpetrators would be arrested and charged to court.
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