Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen,
on Wednesday, attacked passengers on the Ife-Ibadan expressway, killing one
person.
The deceased was identified as
Adenipekun Ademiju, a worker in the Atakumosa west local government area of
Osun state.
He was in a vehicle heading to
Ibadan, Oyo state, when the attackers struck around Ikire, a community along
the expressway.
According to a witness, the
attackers shot indiscriminately at the vehicle in a bid to make it stop.
While the driver was said to have
run inside the bush, the assailants left Ademiju’s remains by the roadside as
they absconded with the vehicle.
“The man was killed instantly by
herdsmen who rob regularly on this road,” the witness said.
“It was Ademiju and the driver
that were in the car but while the robbers were shooting indiscriminately to
forcefully stop them, the bullet hit the deceased.
“The driver ran into the nearby
bush and Ademiju’s body was left on the highway by the robbers, who went away
with the car.”
Folashade Odoro, public relations
officer of the Osun police command, confirmed the incident in an interview with
reporters, saying the command is still investigating the matter.
In May, Yinka Adegbehingbe, a
professor at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, was kidnapped by gunmen
along the same spot.
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