The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a guest and injuring of a lady with him at the popular Raptor Club and Lounge, Stadium Road, Benin.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that he was shot dead in the early hours of Friday, with a female with him injured from gunshots.
Moses Yamu, a Superintendent of Police and Public Relations Officer of the Command, told NAN that investigations into the incident were ongoing.
According to him, the police received a distress call at 3am that there were gunshots at Raptop Club.
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Yamu said the operatives of the command on reaching the scene went after the hoodlums, who escaped and abandoned a pump action gun and two expended empty shells.
He explained that efforts were ongoing to arrest the perpetrators.
NAN also reports that the incident, which occurred at about 2am, has left the management and patrons of the nightclub in shock.
A source told NAN that the deceased, whose identity has not been disclosed, was shot inside his white Lexus Jeep vehicle, while the female passenger was hit by stray bullets on her lap.
The incident left the club with some damages, including shattered show glasses and a destroyed glass door.
Policemen were seen at the scene of the incident as the deceased’s vehicle was towed away.
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