Again, no fewer than six persons were killed at Sabo Area of Ondo tow in Ondo State on Wednesday night by some gun men suspected to be bandits.
This happened 3 days after some gun men attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, killing about 40 people, while several other church members were injured in the attack.
The Sarkin Hausawa of Ondo, Alhaji Abdulsalam Yusuf, told Daily Trust that the gunmen stormed the area on motorbikes around 12:30am and opened fire on innocent roadside petty traders.
“They came to our area (Sabo) on motorbikes and each was carrying three gunmen. All of a sudden, they started shooting people who were mostly suya and tea vendors.”
However, the Police Public Relations Officer of the state, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident.