Men suspected to be armed robbers on late Wednesday evening
attacked and killed the Chief Security Officer of the convoy of
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, Mr. Idowu Oyewole, at his
resident in Akure, the Ondo State capital,
The criminals numbering about three shot Oyewole who is a Deputy
Superintendent of Police in his house located at Akure -Owo road, with
members of his family. The man’s son, Dare said his father was eating
when the gummen entered into their house at about 7pm ., Dare said his
father was informed by one of the neighbours of the arrival of the
bandits. He said his father brought out his service pistol and followed
the neighbour to his apartment in other to send away the suspected
hoodlums.
He said the suspected robbers, on noticing his father coming
exchanged gunshots with him, but the officer sustained injury and ran
for his live.
He was not seen until Thursday morning when they found his lifeless
body on the ground. He was said to have died as a result of the gunshot
injury he sustained in the night.
After attacking Oyewole, the suspected robbers came to another
person’s house in the area and took the person’s four-year-old boy
hostage and told the mother to open the door, saying they would kill the
boy if she refused to open the door.
He said after waiting at the door and moving around the premises
with the boy for about 30 minutes without gaining access to the house,
the hoodlums angrily hit the boy’s head with machete, injuring him.
When contacted the Police Public Relation Officer of the state
police command, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the killing and said the
command had begun investigation into the matter.
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