Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command, has confirmed the death of a nursing mother, identified as Adijat who was shot by unknown gunmen while taking her bath.
The deceased, a fulani lady, who was nursing a three months old baby, was said to be shot in her bathroom on Tuesday at about 10pm.
A sources said the incident occurred at Oke-Akute area of Iba in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State.
The Spokesperson of the Osun command of the NSCDC, Kehinde Adeleke, while confirming the incident, said the woman, though, was shot on Tuesday night but gave up the ghost on Thursday.
“The killers are yet-to-be identified but efforts are ongoing to apprehend those behind the incident with a view to bringing them to justice”, she added.
Meanwhile a resident of the community Wale Also pleaded with the security agencies to intensify effort to apprehend the suspects to alleviate the fear of residents over such incident.
He recalled that similar incident had occurred in the community about two years ago and residents are still living in perpetual fear.
