A housewife living in Oke Akute Area, Iba, Osun State, identified simply as Adijat, who was shot by some yet-to-be-identified people, died at an undisclosed hospital in Iree, where she was being treated for a gunshot wound on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to sources in Iba, the woman was shot while taking her bath at her residence around 10:pm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adijat, a Fulani by tribe, who was said to have a three-month-old baby, it was learnt, was immediately after the incident, rushed to a private hospital in Iree, where she had been on admission since Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A resident of Iba, who craved anonymity, while commenting, said the incident caused panic in Iree, adding that the victim died in the early hours of Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further said, \u201cThe reason why they shot her was unclear to the residents. She was shot by unknown people around 10:pm on Tuesday. She was in the bathroom when they attacked her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was rushed to a private hospital in Iree that Tuesday evening, but she died around 5am today. I saw some police and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at the scene of the crime. A day after she was shot. We are all scared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When contacted, the spokesperson of NSCDC in Osun, Kehinde Adeleke, said operatives of the command visited the scene, noting that other security agencies were also involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She further said, \u201cOn Tuesday 19th September 2023, at about 2200hrs, a Fulani lady, identified simply as Adija, was shot by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The incident happened at Oke Akute Area of Iba when the victim was in the bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAdijat, a mother of a three-month-old girl, however, gave up the ghost today (Thursday) 21st September at about 0500hrs. We are joining other security agencies to unravel the mystery behind the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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