How Student, MTN Staff Were Killed ByVigilante

[Shola Sholaz]

Tragedy struck in Abeokuta, yesterday, when men of the Vigilante Service of Ogun State, VSO, reportedly shot dead a student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Moruf Raji, 29, and a staff of a telecommunication company, MTN Nigeria, Akeem Usman, 32, while chasing suspected robbers.
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The incident occurred at Adigbe, at about 1.00 a.m when a team of the vigilance service allegedly ordered residents of 18A, Sorinola Avenue, Oriyanrin, to open their gate for them to arrest suspected robbers believed to be hiding in the building.
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An eye witness told Vanguard that some of the residents who were mostly students refused to open the gate, suspecting the vigilante men to be robbers trying to play smart.
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The witness further explained that Moruf and Akeem went out from their rooms and opened the gate for them but one of the men of VSO opened fire on the two men killing them instantly.