A MOTHER of three children has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers in BENIN city, EDO state.
According to Standard Gazette, Mary Osadebamwen, 33,was killed in her house along RCC road, Eyaen, BENIN city.
The woman is married to a military man serving in Ogun state.
Mrs Osadebamwen was attacked in her house around 6.30 am on Wednesday by suspected armed ROBBERS.
Mary Osadebamwen
Standard Gazette crime correspondent Festus Alenkhe who followed up the story gathered that the armed men entered the house through the back door.
SG learned that the gunmen first demanded money and mobile phones before shooting her to death.
The gunmen then shot sporadically into the air to scare residents before escaping.
The body of the woman has already been deposited in the mortuary in BENIN city for autopsy and further investigation.