How mother, son injured in gun attack in Ondo

A middled-aged woman, Damilola Adegbehingbe and her son, Adedoyin had been reportedly attacked and injured by unknown gunmen in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Nigerian NewsDirect reports that the incident, which happened on 24th June, 2025 at about 8pm was said to have
threw the entire people in the community into panicking till the time of filing this report.

It was gathered that the victim, Mrs Adegbehingbe who was said to be in her middle 30s was attacked by some yet-to-be-identified men, in their residence in Akure. The victim, however, shouted for help and people came for her rescue.

A neighbourhood, who preferred anonymity while speaking with journalists on the incident said; "I heard the gunshot but I was scared and panicking until I heard her voice and daughter’s voice crying I rushed to the apartment, when I saw them on the floor she was bleeding profusely, and the little boy struggling on the floor, I shouted out to people for help and we rushed them to the hospital immediately."

A chief, in the community who lamented on the tragedy, however, called on the government to arrest and prosecute everyone involved.

Akin Ibitoye, Chairman of the Community Landlord Association, who also spoke on the saddening incident, urged the police in Ondo State to ensure that the perpetrators were brought to justice.

An extended member of the Adegbehingbe's family, Lawrence Adegbehingbe, has also issued an urgent appeal to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and Ondo State Government to intervene in the incident. He, however, called for the thorough investigation into the ugly incidents to prevent lost lives.

Speaking on how the incident happened when visited at the hospital, the victim, Damilola Adegbehingbe said; "I was in the room with my children when door was knocking I came out they were already inside the compound, I greeted and they said where's my husband, I answered he traveled and they asked me where he traveled to and I said sorry I don’t know you people, that they should please introduce themselves.

"What they said next was that we warned your husband and you but you didn't listen, and immediately one of them brought out a gun and shot at me and I fell down immediately and they left immediately, believing I was dead. Of which, my son was at my back, he even sustained injuries. It's only God that saved me and my son on that day, but the truth is that I can identify them if I see them because the light was on and they did not use masks. So I saw them clearly.

"I wonder how the incident happened to us because we don't have any issues with anybody. But what I know was that, last December a letter was written to us threatening that we should leave the land we bought, that my husband laboured for. And we've taken steps to at least stop the threat. But there was no good result. Later, we decided to leave Obanla and rented an apartment at Oluwatuyi quarters where the incident happened."

Mrs. Adegbehingbe, however, appealed to the governments at all levels to rescue her family.

The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olayinka Ayanlade, who confirmed the incident said the victim had since been hospitalised for treatment.

Ayanlade, however, declared that the command had started an investigation surrounding the incident saying "police would do everything possible to make sure that the culprits are brought to book in order to guide against the re-occurrence."

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