Lady Shot Dead In Ejigbo, Lagos On Her Way To Work [PHOTO]

A lady identified as Miss Oluwabunmi Adeola
Oladokun, and a man, were Friday morning shot by
unidentified gunmen in Orisumbare area of Idimu,
Lagos State, western Nigeria.
The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. along
Ejigbo road in Orisumbare.
Miss Oladokun was said to have died on the spot.
She was on her way to work in Victoria Island when
she was shot.
The male victim, whose name could not be
ascertained as at the time of filing this report,
managed to escape with a gunshot injury and is
currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in
the area.
The cause of the attack could not be ascertained as at
press time, but eyewitness accounts have it that
before Oluwabunmi was shot, people in the
neighbourhood heard her shout for help.
The late Oluwabunmi worked with at publishing
company that produces a magazine before she
recently joined a PR firm on Lagos Island. She was
said to be the only daughter of her parents and her
mother died recently.
When our reporter visited the scene in the morning,
her corpse was still lying by the roadside .
Residents gathered in groups discussing the incident
and those who have shops on Ejigbo road where the
incident happened shut their shops out of fear of
possible arrest by the police.
The residents also declined to speak on the matter
and referred our reporters to the police.
When our reporters visited the family home of the
deceased at Shola Ademodi Street, Orisumbare, some
of the residents were seen consoling the family.
The father of the lady, Pastor Peter Oladokun, who
ministers at The Mighty Hand of God, a popular
church in the area, located along Ejigbo Road,
Orisumbare, said a neighbour informed him about
the incident and he went there and saw his daughter
lying dead.
He said he could not do anything when he got to the
scene because she was already dead.
He said he went to inform the police who have taken
over the matter, while the family was waiting for
conclusion of autopsy report before her burial.
Pastor Oladokun lamented the state of insecurity in
the country and urged the government to improve
security because people are no longer safe. When our
reporter visited Shasha Police Division, the DPO was
not around to comment on the matter. Sources at the
station said the police have commenced investigation
of the incident.
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