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SAD😢 Hunter Mistakes Palmwine Tapper For An Antelope, Shoots Him

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December 1, 2022

A community in Ondo East Local Government was thrown into chaos on Monday afternoon after a 30-year-old palm wine tapper was shot dead by a hunter.

According to reports, a hunter, Sunday Olubusade killed a 30-year-old palm wine taper, identified as Kehinde, who he mistook for an antelope in Ondo town, Ondo State.

It was gathered that the victim, after the day’s work, went to a river to bathe when the hunter shot him.

A police source said when questioned, the suspect said: “I was hunting and I saw an antelope and shot at it. But later, I saw a man on the floor and I quickly went to the station to report. I don’t know what happened.

“Few minutes after the unfortunate incident, police detectives were invited and his remains were moved to the morgue.

The police source told Vanguard: “Immediately, the incident occurred, the police were alerted and our detectives were mobilised to the scene and the corpse was evacuated to the mortuary.

“The suspect has been transferred to State CID Akure for further investigation.”

Security has been increased in the town as a result of allegations that some groups of individuals may attack in retaliation for the victim’s murder.

Funmi Odunlami, the state police image maker, verified the event and added that an inquiry was continuing.

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