Gunmen suspected to be assailants have killed an 85-year-old community leader, Mr Reuben Owie, at his residence in Iguosa, near Okhunhun, Benin City, the Edo State capital.
Owie, who was the Secretary of Iyowa Community, was said to have been attacked and shot in the head by one of the two men around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, August 2. The killers thereafter disappeared into the thin air.
The state police command disclosed the development on Saturday, August 8, through its Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem.
The police image-maker said the operatives received a report from Osayomwanbo Owie, son of deceased, following the attack at the victim’s residence at Number 2, Abu Street, Iguosa, off Okhunhun Road, Benin City.
“On August 2, around 8:15 p.m., one Osayomwanbo Owie reported that his father, Reuben Owie, 85 years old, and Secretary of Iyowa community, was attacked by two unidentified gunmen at his residence.
“One of the assailants reportedly shot the victim in the head, resulting in his instant death.”
The police spokesperson said officers visited the scene, documented the incident and recovered the deceased.
The body of the deceased, she said, was subsequently conveyed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).
Ikoedem said investigation into the incident was ongoing, while efforts were being intensified to identify and arrest the suspects.
