NEWS DIGEST– The Kwara State Commissioner of Police (CP), Victor Olaiya, has revealed details surrounding the shooting of a 15-year-old girl, Mariam Zarumi, who was selling bread when she was fatally shot during a robbery around the Oja Oba Roundabout.
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According to Mr Olaiya, two suspects, Azeez Shola Lawal (Efo) and Ismail Musa (Ostence), were arrested on the strength of a complaint by Mrs Kehinde Abdulquadri Sarumi, the deceased’s mother. “While the mother was at the Oja-Oba Roundabout selling bread at her stand with her children, a group of people with masks attacked them and started shooting sporadically. As a result, two of her children were touched: Mariam Abdullahi Sarumi (15) died on the spot, while Abdularaheem Abdulahi Sarumi (six) sustained bullet injuries on the right hand and chest.”
The suspects have since confessed to the crime and would soon be charged to court.
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The shooting has sparked outrage in the area, with calls for increased security measures. Local law enforcement authorities have assured that perpetrators will be held to account and that residents will be protected. It remains to be seen what additional measures will be put in place to prevent similar attacks from happening again in the future.
