Gunmen Kills Two In Osogbo

Adewale Adetoyese

Unidentified gunmen have killed two people in Osogbo, Osun state capital in the early hours of Saturday.

According to an eyewitness, the first victim was a female labourer who was shot around Orisunmbare Shoping Complex while on her way to Old Garage, where Labourers usually converge every morning to get selected for daily job.

Also, another person was killed at another popular market, Idi-seke.

While marketers and motorists around the area suspected those gunmen to be cultists, some residents speculated that they could ‘area boys’.

The remains of the victims has however been evaquated by the Police.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Osun state, Mrs. Folashade Odoro, confirmed the incident and said four people have been arrested in connection with the crime while investigation is still on.