Unidentified hoodlums in the early hours of Monday invaded a community bank at Ughelli, Delta State, killing a security guard on duty and carting away a computer and other items from the bank.
The remains of the victim, Andrew Okurude, 78, was said to have been recovered close to a plaza gate where the bank is situated.
The incident is coming just as another gang of hoodlums, on Monday evening, shot dead a male guest lodging at a hotel located near Aroh road junction along the East-West road.
Both attacks occurred despite series of security check points by combined teams of police and operatives of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN at various parts of Ughelli who have been embarking on stop and search operations in the town.
Speaking on the incident, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Chief Joe Arausi, said: “I am not in Delta State as at the moment and don’t have full details of the incident but the Managing Director, called me on Monday that a security guard at the bank was killed.”
Confirming the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, explained that the victim had been reported missing by members of his family who in an earlier report, stated that he left his house on June 22 and has since not returned.
According to the police boss: “Based on the report, his (victim) place of work at the bank was visited where he was found dead by the gate of the plaza.
“It is assumed that the victim died four days ago as at the time of the visit, his corpse which has been deposited at the Central hospital mortuary, Ughelli for autopsy, had already started decomposing.
“While investigation was ongoing to ascertain the course of death, the manager of the bank came to the station and reported that hoodlums entered their office and made away with their computer and that no money was taken.”
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