Gunmen Kill Motorcyclist In Ibadan

A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday by unidentified gunmen in the new Adeoyo Hospital Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria , who visited the scene shortly after the incident, reported that the corpse of the man, lying on his back, was on the ground by the roadside.

NAN gathered that the man was shot on the chest at about 5.40am by some yet-to-be identified gunmen after snatching his motorcycle.

A witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told NAN that the gunmen were already on their way after snatching his motorcycle but they returned to shoot at the victim when he raised the alarm.

The witness told NAN that the gunmen eventually escaped with the motorcycle.