An eye witnessed told Nigerian Tribune that the fleeing armed robbers who operated in a vehicle were trying to dispossess the couple who run a Point Of Sale business their bag containing unidentified amount of money.
According to him when the three man gang could not succeed in snatching the bag of money, they shot the retired ASP on a close ranged at his fore head, close to his eyes.
The wife of the ex-police officer was also shot at her left hand side, close to her chest at a closed range.
While the husband died on the spot, his wife was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, by policemen where she was pronounced dead.
He said that the gunmen were carrying pump action riffles and were trying to carry a bag containing money of the deceased said to be runing a POS business and also sell loaves of bread.
He said: “They shot the man on a closed range at his fore head, closed to his eyes. They shot his wife on a close ranged too, at her left hand side, very close to her chest. While the man died immediately, his wife who was bleeding profusely was pronounced dead at FMC – Owerri.
Tribune learnt that the deceased ASP retired about five years ago.
The Imo State Police Command Public Relations Officer ASP Henry Okoye, when contacted on Monday, confirmed the incident and disclosed that the police in the state were on the trail of the fleeing suspects.
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