Gunmen kill Okada union chieftain in Ekiti
The police command in Ekiti has confirmed the killing of a man in the early hours of Tuesday by two men riding on a motorcycle.
The middle-aged man, whose identity had yet to be known, was shot dead in broad daylight by the unidentified gunmen around the popular Okesa roundabout in Ado-Ekiti.
He was reportedly shot moments after he asked to know if the gunmen had obtained a ticket for the day.
Witnesses who knew the victim before his death said that he was one of the officers engaged in issuing tickets to commercial motorcyclists around the Okesa roundabout.
The witnesses said that the killers immediately sped off upon realising that their plan had been successfully achieved.
Confirming the incident, Kunle Asaolu, chairman of the Okada Riders’ Association in the state, said that the deceased was one of those working with the association.
The command’s spokesman, Sunday Abutu, confirmed the development, saying that an investigation had begun to unravel the perpetrators of the act and their motives.
The incident led people around the ever-busy area to scamper for safety, as many hurriedly closed shops and offices for fear of reprisals by members of the Okada union.
The corpse of the victim had been deposited at the morgue of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).
(NAN)
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