A gang of suspected armed robbers have reportedly attacked two aged couple in Ilorin, Kwara State during the week, carted away their valuables and dumped their corpses inside a well after they were shot.
Nigerian Tribune investigation revealed that the couple, who lived at Fate area of the metropolis, were killed early Wednesday morning.
It was also gathered the incident had left residents of the area in apprehension, just as the state police command had allayed their fear, saying men and officers of the command would be on ground to ensure safety of all and sundry, particularly during the Yuletide.
Sources claimed that the gruesome act followed a night raid on the residence of the deceased by the daredevil invaders. The man of the house, whose identity could not be established as at the time of filing this story, was said to have been a pensioner.
It was gathered that after shooting them and they did not die, the assailants tied them with ropes, carried them out of their living room and dumped their bodies inside a nearby well. The corpses were discovered by neighbours after searching the trail of blood left behind from the shooting.
Speaking on the development, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident, saying that investigation had commenced to apprehend perpetrators of the dastardly.
“It is true. we still don’t know who did it and whether they were armed robbers or assassins because it was a man that came to the police to report that they had an aged couple living within the premises but they could not be found but after seeing the traces of blood, from their section of the house, it led to a well.
“The police came and after searching the area, the corpses were found inside the well so we called the fire service department and they came to recover the corpses which have now been deposited at the mortuary at UITH.
“We don’t know whether they were robbers or assassins but they went away with a Toyota Camry belonging to the couple. We are still investigating to unravel the mystery but we would like to assure the public that the criminals would not escape the long harms of the law”, he said.
Also speaking on security preparations for the yuletide, Okasanmi said the command would deploy every measure at its disposal, both human and logistics, to ensure a hitch-free celebration.
“We will deploy plain cloth policemen and intelligence officers across the state and we are working with the other security agencies and community leaders just as we did during the Islamic festival. We still want to repeat our warning against alcoholism and the use of bangers and we reiterate that we will deal severely with anyone caught violating the law on the use of these items which is still active”, he said.