Tragedy struck on Saturday, June 3 in the Yaba area of Lagos, when a student of the University of Lagos, identified simply as Adekunle, was shot dead while chasing an armed robber who stole a schoolmate’s iPhone 7 plus.Information Guide Nigeria
According to The PUNCH, a man hanging at the back of the shuttle bus the deceased, and a schoolmate identified simply as Opeyemi boarded from Yaba to UNILAG, dispossessed Opeyemi of her iPhone 7 plus. LEGIT reports.
The 23-year-old deceased student was said to have ran after the robber who jumped down from the bus and fled.JAMB Result
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The tragic incident happened when one of the hoodlums suspected to be working with the fleeing suspect appeared from nowhere and shot the UNILAG student when he was closing in on the suspect on Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of the state. The newspaper reported that an eyewitness said the UNILAG student died on the spot after the robber’s accomplice shot him in the head.NYSC Portal
“The incident happened on June 3 around 9pm. What happened was that someone shot the deceased at a close range on the left side of his head and he died on the spot. An ATM card found on him bears the name Adekunle.
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