The victim was said to have been driving in his Sport Utility Vehicle when the gunmen who drove in another vehicle accosted him.
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A Yahoo boy collaborator has been reportedly shot by suspected internet fraudsters.
It was gathered that the victim was shot over a disagreement arising from the sharing of N94 million proceeds from an online scam.
The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at Okhoro road in the Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.
The victim was said to have been driving in his Sport Utility Vehicle when the gunmen who drove in another vehicle accosted him.
A source on Tuesday said the gunmen ordered him out of his car and shot him at a close range.
The source described the victim as “Aza Man”, a code name by internet fraudsters for a person who provides bank account for receiving proceeds of Internet fraud.
According to the source, the Aza man ran into trouble after he reneged on agreement with other members of the syndicate on the sharing formula for the N94 million realised from a scam.
“While the Aza man was promised a certain percentage of the amount upon the payment, he refused and instead retained the fund to himself.
“He refused to share with the group,” the source said.
Meanwhile, when contacted, SP Moses Yamu, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Edo on Tuesday confirmed the shooting.
He noted, however, that “investigation had commenced, with the aim of arresting the perpetrators.”
Yamu added that the victim was undergoing treatment at a medical facility in the state.