Robbery Gone Wrong : Gunmen kill Police Officer, Wife Over Bag of Money In Owerri
Three gunmen on Sunday night shot dead a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sampson Owobo and his wife in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Nigeria Standard gathered that the gunmen killed the couple while attempting to steal a bag containing money from them.
The couple ran a Point Of Sales (POS) business and the money they made for the day was reportedly in the bag.
The incident which occurred around 8 pm led to panic in the area forcing residents to scamper to safety.
According to an eyewitness, the gunmen shot the retired police officer in the head while his wife was shot in the chest.
“The assailants were three in number; they were trying to steal from the couple,” the source said.
The husband reported died on the spot while the wife was pronounced dead at the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Henry Okoye, condemned the killing, adding that the commissioner had ordered an investigation into the incident.
