Dele Moses, Ilorin
A gang of gunmen at the weekend killed a pregnant woman in the Offa local government area of Kwara State. The gunmen also kidnapped the woman’s husband and whisked him to an unknown place.
The husband’s name is given as Lukman Ibrahim while the deceased woman was identified as Hawa and said to be operating a chemist shop.
The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday evening along Offa-Ojoku road when the couple was going home along with one of their children and the wife’s father.
They were reportedly attacked on the road by the gunmen when Ibrahim was driving the family home.
The gunmen whose identities are yet to be ascertained were said to be about seven in number.
A source close to the family of the victims said the gunmen were suspected to be Fulani.
The source said: “The deceased operates a chemist shop at Oshunte, along Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Offa. The kidnapped man was driving the family members home along Ojoku road when seven gunmen suspected to be Fulanis attacked them and shot the wife before whisking the husband away.”
Spokesman of the state Police Command, Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the incident said the command was working hard to get the kidnapped victim rescued.
