NIGERIA MASTERWEB DAILY NEWS

By Masterweb News Desk Chicago Crime Stoppers are offering cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in the killing of a Ghanaian student. The victim, Francis Oduro, a 22-year-old freshman at Truman College, Chicago was an innocent victim of gang gun violence. Oduro was hit by stray bullet on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 during a shoot-out between street gangs on his way home from school. He had only been in the U.S. for one and half years at the time of his death. According to police, two gang-bangers were chasing another gang member when they began shooting wildly. They hit their target paralyzing him, but a stray bullet hit Oduro in the head and he fell to the sidewalk and died. Chicago police still seeks a white Subaru Forester the two suspects witnesses said fled in. It has been over a year since the murder of Oduro without apprehension of his killers. Chicago police and Crime Stoppers passed out fliers on Saturday to draw attention to the unsolved murder. Chicago Crime Stoppers are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and can be reached at 800-535-7867 in the U.S. Callers will not be required to disclose their names but only their tips. Crime Stoppers get these tips to the proper law enforcement agency for action.