A petty bread seller was on Thursday night
shot dead in Benin , captial of Edo state , by
gunmen suspected to be armed robbers , after
collecting the sum of N3 ,500 from her .
The woman who ’ s name was given as Dorcas,
was shot by her assailants at about 8: 45 pm
along the busy Mission Road .
It was gathered that the victim who recently
borrowed money to boost her business after
robbers robbed attacked her in June , was shot
because she held one of the robbers on the leg
and started calling for help .
Eyewitnesses alleged that a police patrol van
was in the vicinity when the incident occurred ,
adding that , the van turned away when shots
were fired.
An eyewitness who gave his name as
Jeremiah , told journalists that “It was later the
police came and took the body away . The
police was at that junction when the incident
happened. ”
According to another eyewitness who said he
was about to buy food when a girl and boy
came with gun to rob them , said the robbers
first robbed a food vendor before the late bread
seller decided to struggle with them .
Edo State Police Command spokesman , DSP
Stephen Onwochei, confirmed the robbery
incident. He however denied eyewitness
accounts that the policemen who were
allegedly in the area ran away when they heard
guns shots .
Onwochei explained that policemen pursued the
robbers into a moat the robbers allegedly ran
into .
“Our men recovered some bags and clothes
inside the moat. Robbers threw victims bags
inside the moat. We are still investigating the
robbery, ” he said .

http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/07/03/police-flee-as-robbers-gun-bread-seller-down/



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The poor woman

She lost her last and then lost her life as well , may her soul rest in peace.

smh@ some policemen

The poor woman

She lost her last and then lost her life as well , may her soul rest in peace.

smh@ some policemen

Late Nnamdi Azikiwe of Blessed memory would always say Never Argue with a man with a Gun! She went too far to have struggled with them. Sad she lost everything in end.

sure