Najeebat Sule, a Nigerian beauty queen has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family’s home in Philadelphia. Sule, who is also a PhD student, was killed as she was texting a friend in her car on Monday, March 12, 2021.
According to Najeebat’s dad, Najeebat’s father, Adewale Sule, he heard the gunfire and came out from the house just in time to see the suspect fire the last of the shots at his 24-year-old 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.
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.
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.