Nigeria, May 19 -- The Nigerian sporting community has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of Oluwabukola Pereira, a 30-year-old athlete and graduate student who was shot dead in the United States just days before her scheduled MBA graduation.

Pereira was reportedly killed on Friday 8 May, during an apparent robbery at Arise Auto Center in Lockland, Ohio, where she worked.

According to local reports monitored by PREMIUM TIMES, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident, although authorities are yet to officially confirm a motive for the shooting.

A worker at the auto shop, Don Simpson, told local television station Marcella Porter TV that Pereira tried to chase a suspect who allegedly fled with ...