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24-year-old Nigerian PhD student and beauty queen shot dead in US

A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family's home in Philadelphia, in the United States. Najeebat Sule, 24, was killed on March 12 by an unidentified man who shot her several times just steps away from her residence in the 8800…

Najeebat Sule, who was fatally wounded March 12, had been a second runner up at the Miss Nigeria International pageant in 2019.

A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family’s home in Philadelphia, in the United States.

Najeebat Sule, 24, was killed on March 12 by an unidentified man who shot her several times just steps away from her residence in the 8800 block of Frankford Avenue.

Nearly three weeks later, police have not found a motive and have made no arrests, leaving Sule’s family and friends searching for answers, DailyMail reported on Wednesday.

“I can’t think of anything that would make anyone want to kill her,” Sule’s close friend Habibat Magaji, told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Magaji was among the last people to have seen Sule alive before she was gunned down.

The two women had spent the night before at Magaji’s home.

Less than 24 hours later, Sule was sitting in her gray Toyota Corolla, exchanging text messages with Magaji, when an unidentified man shot her several times.

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Sule’s father, Adewale Sule, heard the gunfire and emerged from the house just in time to see the suspect fire the last of the shots at his daughter.

“I saw the guy shooting my daughter. He shot the last round and I pursued him,” said the father. “He ran back to his car.”

Najeebat was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later.

Her mother, Tawakalitu Sule, said she last heard from Najeebat less than two hours before the shooting, when her daughter asked her when she was going to be home.

“All of my children have been crying every day because of their big sister. They really miss her. I miss my daughter,” she said.

Najeebat is survived by her parents and two sisters.

Sule had only recently earned a Master’s degree in public health from West Chester University and was pursuing a doctorate.

In 2019, she has crowned a second runner-up at the Miss Nigeria International pageant.

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