An unidentified Chinese man was killed by gunmen near China Town along Oworonsoki Expressway, Lagos on Wednesday.
The Chinese man was said to be coming from Oriental Hotel, Lekki, when he was attacked around 10pm.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased was in his car with two Chinese ladies when some armed men engaged him in a high-speed chase.
According to Police authorities, the assailants caught up with the deceased’s car, shot and robbed him of his valuables.
The two women also sustained injuries as the pellets from the gun hit one of them in the neck and grazed the other.
The Police Public Relations Officer for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone.
Braide said the corpse had been deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, while the other two victims were responding to treatment.
“The Chinese man was rushed to a hospital but was pronounced dead soon after. But the other two ladies are responding to treatment. Investigations are ongoing,” she said.
Braide added that the identity of the Chinese man was still unknown.
Punch
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