Breaking! Gunmen Storm A Provision Store  Kill Three  In Delta.

By Charles Nwabardi

Confusion  broke out in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area, Delta State, on Tuesday evening, as unknown Gunmen allegedly killed three persons.

A Facebook user, Sapele Oghenek who made the disclosure on his verified page, said the gunmen stormed a provision store situated opposite, Seplat Petroleum Development Company close to  Ufuoma Atose street at about 7:10pm.

The Post stated further that without any provocation, the Gunmen opened fire on some of the customers which led  to the death of two persons on the spot

He  noted that several other persons  were injured, including the landlord of the compound which house the provision store. Those that sustained injury were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention but the landlord died before the arrival of medical officials.

It could be recalled that Sapele town had been enmeshed by stories of killings of innocent persons by unknown gunmen in recent times, which sparked a peaceful protest by some women a week ago.

Efforts by our Correspondent to reach the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe on telephone for  confirmation of the incident did not yield result as his phone was not reachable.