Crime
Graduate Dead, Many Injured As Hoodlums Attack Shopping Mall
- The witness said that the attempt by the hoodlums to use the opportunity to break the glass door of the mall to loot was unsuccessful.
Hoodlums suspected to be cultists reportedly killed a graduate leaving others injured when they attacked Shoprite Mall along Ring Road, Ibadan.
A witness, who preferred anonymity, told Newsmen in Ibadan that the deceased identified as Akinola Babatunde, was shot dead by the hoodlums at the entrance gate of the mall.
The witness said that people at the mall started running helter-skelter when the miscreants struck which led to the injury of several persons.
The witness said that the attempt by the hoodlums to use the opportunity to break the glass door of the mall to loot was unsuccessful.
He said the quick appearance of security operatives further prevented the hoodlums from gaining access into the mall.
“I suspect those boys were members of a rival cult group, trying to prove superiority here at the mall,” the witness said.
“The incident started at a Club inside the Shoprite around 8:30 p.m. and those hoodlums later pushed themselves to the entrance gate where one person was killed,” the witness said.
Spokesperson of the Oyo State Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said it was a case of ‘cult-related violence” and the investigation is ongoing.
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“The incident occurred; comprehensive investigations are ongoing to apprehend all the culprits involved; the update will be provided in due course,” Mr Osifeso stated.
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