Gunmen shoot boy, kill father, abduct mother in Benin

A 3-year old boy is now on a danger list in a private hospital in Benin after being shot by unknown gunmen who killed his father and abducted his mother this weekend.
He was shot in Oghodua , Off Iyeware Street in Ohovbe area, Benin City.
Local media reported that the boy’s father, Olowo Lafe, who was a Sales Representative in a pharmacy, was returning home with his wife and three children in his private car, a Toyota SIENNA with registration number AGL-545-AQ when the gunmen attacked.
The Gunmen who were laying ambush, opened fire, killed him and dragged his wife into their vehicle. The little boy was also shot in the process.
Sources disclosed that after the shooting, Lafe lost control and crashed the vehicle into the fence of his apartment, a move neighbours said could have been avoided if the road was motorable.
When contacted, the spokesperson, Edo Police Command, DSP Anthony Airhoyo, claimed that he wasn’t aware of the incident yet
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