EKU
— Gunmen suspected to be robbers, operating along Eku-Sapele
road, Ethiope East Local
Government Area of Delta State, weekend, robbed a
family conveying the remains of their son, Efe Onosakponwha, who was a victim
of the last Wednesday’s robbery attack at Eku by over 20 gunmen.
The
incident, occurred at about 5:10 p.m., Thursday, around Okerekpo axis of Eku-Sapele
road while members of the Onosakponwha family, including mother of the
deceased, were transporting his remains from Warri General Hospital to Eku for
burial.
According
to a female member of the family, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the
family drove into the robbers who disposed them of N90,000 cash and other
valuables, despite the presence of a corpse in the car.
The
source said: “Oweing to the gravity of the gunshot wound Efe sustained, he was
referred to the Warri General Hospital for treatment where N110,000 was
demanded for treatment.
“His
mother went back to Eku to source for the money but was only able to raise
N90,000. Upon her return, she was told that her son, who was shot on the
buttocks, with the bullet exiting through his groin, was dead.
“It
was while they were transporting the remains of their son back to Eku that they
drove into the robbers who equally rob and disposed them of their cash and
other valuables despite the presence of a corpse in the car.”
The
late Efe Onosakponwha in his early 20s, was a student of Samagidi Secondary
School, Eku.
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Strange: Gunmen rob family conveying corpse of son killed by robbers in Delta
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Monday, April 13, 2015
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