The assailants allegedly trailed the victim from his home to a lottery betting shop, where he was shot three times at a close range, while others at the shop scampered to safety.
The incident, which occurred about 6:00p.m. on Saturday on the Ologbotsere Street, off Benin Technical College (BTC), Ugbowo Quarters, in Egor Local Government Area, left residents in the community in panic.
The vigilance group in the area immediately stormed the crime scene to rescue their colleague, but was found dead in the pool of his own blood.
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Angered by the killing, the vigilance group took to the street in a stop-and-search duty for the killers, but to no avail.
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