- Locals said the woman was shot in her bathroom while she was taking her bath around 10pm on Tuesday.
- The incident has reportedly caused panic in Iree
A housewife identified simply as Adijat has died from the gunshot wound she sustained when some yet-to-be-identified persons attacked her home.
The assailants had invaded Adijat residence in Oke Akute Area, Iba, Osun State, where they reportedly shot her.
Locals said the woman was shot in her bathroom while she was taking her bath around 10pm on Tuesday.
However, the woman died on Thursday at an undisclosed hospital in Iree, where she was being treated of the gunshots wound.
Adijat, a Fulani by tribe, who was nursing a three month-old baby before her death, was rushed to a private hospital in Iree, where she had been on admission since Tuesday.
A local who spoke in confidence with newsmen while commenting on the matter , said the incident caused panic in Iree, adding that the victim died in the early hours of Thursday.
He further said, “The reason, why they shot her was unclear to the residents. She was shot by unknown people around 10pm on Tuesday. She was in the bathroom when they attacked her.
“She was rushed to a private hospital in Iree that Tuesday evening, but she died around 5am today. I saw some police and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at the scene of the crime. A day after she was shot. We are all scared.”
The spokesperson of NSCDC in Osun, Kehinde Adeleke, said operatives of the command visited the scene, noting that other security agencies were also involved
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