Gunmen shoot police officer in Ondo

Unidentified gunmen on Sunday morning shoot dead Corporal Michael Olujimi, a policeman attached to the Okitipupa  Police Division in Ondo State.

Newsverge  reports that the policeman, who was still battling for his life, was found in a pool of blood around 5:30 am, gasping for breath, before he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in the town.

Newsverge  also gathered that the policeman left his home early to resume duty but the gunmen opened fire on him and took off immediately.

One of the sympathisers, who preferred anonymity, told Newsverge  that the  gunmen mistook the policeman for someone else and opened fire on him.

“He was  going to the station to resume duty this morning when the incident happened. We met him in a pool of blood and we quickly called the station.

“He is not dead yet as he was gasping for breath when they rushed him to an undisclosed hospital.

“Armed robbers have invaded this town now and I think the police should step up strategies to bring these culprits to book,” the sympathiser said.

The Okitipupa Divisional Police Officer, DSP Oluwole Ojo, when contacted on telephone, said that he could not comment on the matter as he had not been adequately briefed.

“I cannot comment on the matter now, thank you,” he said.