Unidentified man shoots tanker operator dead for blocking his path in Ogun

An unidentified gunman has shot a young man dead at a car wash centre located along Sam Ewang Estate in Abeokuta for blocking his path . According to an eyewitness, the suspect had been angry that the driver the deceased works with blocked his path.

He said the killer brought his Sienna car to the car wash, and on completion of the wash, approached the man to look for the truck driver to remove the fuel tanker from where it was parked...


The‎ trailer driver was said to have taken a stroll within the vicinity, when the incident happened.The suspect was said to have pulled out a gun and shot the him at close range resulting in instant death, before escaping with his car.

Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the command was going to commence forensic investigation into the murder.

“It is true, the Commissioner of Police has ordered that forensic investigation be carried out. He has also directed that homicide section of the state investigation and intelligence department should take over the case for proper investigation with the view of bringing the culprit to justice,” Mr. Oyeyemi stated.

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