Popular Edo revenue collector shot dead in Benin
A revenue collector has been shot dead by suspected cultists in Benin.
The victim, popularly known as ‘Meme’ or Emmanuel, a member of Professional Drivers on Wheels, was killed Thursday in what was suspected to be a retaliatory cult-related violence.
A source said Mr Emmanuel was killed in Akugbe Street, off 2nd West junction by Oliha market in Oredo LGA.
According to the source, some gunmen in two vehicles trailed Meme from the 2nd West junction into a nearby house, where he was shot and killed.
The assailants fled before the police arrived at the scene.
The victim’s body was later evacuated in a commercial bus to a mortuary.
A resident in the area, Odion Osakue, who witnessed the attack, described the incident as surprising and saddening.
When contacted on Friday, Moses Yamu, the police spokesman in Edo, confirmed the incident.
Mr Yamu, however, said that more details on the incident would be made available later.
(NAN)
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