It was pandamonia in Benin City the Edo State capital on Tuesday as gunmen invaded the Okabere area of Upper Sakponba and shot a middle-aged man in his workshop.
The man simply called “Papa Mali” is a popular Carpenter at Okabere area,in Upper Sakpomba ,Benin City, Edo State.
The Standard Gazette gathered that some gunmen stormed the workshop at about 3.30 pm on 29 December 2020 went straight to the man and dragged him out before pumping several bullets into his body.
The assailants later fired some gunshots into the air to scare the people in the locality who eventually took to their heels to avoid stray bullets
They were said tohave waited patiently for the man to die before they left the scene.
Some residents described the late carpenter as a diligent and quiet man who has been in the area for years.
They wondered why he was killed by the assailants and called on the police to bring his killers to justice.
As at press time 29 December 2020 03:58 pm, the lifeless body of the young man was still on the floor as the area has been deserted over the fear of the unknown.
The reason for his assassination could not be easily ascertained as at the time of going to press but there have been pockets of secret cult killings in the past weeks in Benin city. age
