The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome murder of a 40-year-old man, Adeleke Adeyinka, in Abeokuta on Saturday.
SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s Spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta.
Ms Odutola explained that the incident occurred at 12:30 p.m. at the Jide Jones area, Oke Ilewo, in Abeokuta.
She said the perpetrators of the crime were reported to have arrived in an unregistered Toyota Corolla sport car and fled the scene after the homicide.
”A concerned citizen reported that unknown individuals, believed to be cultists, arrived in a Toyota Corolla sports car, armed with a pump action shotgun and a pistol.
” The assailants opened fire, killing the deceased, who was left dead at the scene before the perpetrators fled to an unknown location.
” Another individual, Adesanya Adeyinka, requested for the body for burial without seeking a doctor’s examination or autopsy,” she said.
The police spokesperson explained that an investigation had commenced, assuring members of the public that efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
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