The police in Ondo State yesterday arrested a security guard in Akure, the state capital, for allegedly shooting to death a bread seller, Ojomo Tunji, it was learnt.
The guard worked at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at Shagari Village junction in Akure.
Police spokesman Femi Joseph said the guard, Jonah Sunday, committed the crime last Wednesday.
โThe information reached us about 9.30 pm on Wednesday that the suspect killed somebody beside the filling station. We got to know that the suspect was shooting into the air, we donโt know the reason for that, maybe he suspected something. But unfortunately, as he was shooting the bullets hit a bread seller beside the filling station.โ
Joseph said the victim was rushed to the hospital where he died.
He said the victimโs family reported the case at the station.
