Armed bandits struck on Monday alongside Owode-Onire/Oke-Onigbin highway in Isin Native Authorities Space of Kwara State, killing one industrial motorcyclist, also referred to as okada rider, recognized as Bayo Ayelomo.
Ayelomo, a resident of Oke-Onigbin city, based on stories, was on his means again to Oke-Onigbin with a passenger when he was attacked by the bandits at about 8pm.
Offended youths of Oke-Onigbin city went on rampage, burning tyres and blocking the freeway to protest what they described as persistent assaults within the space.
The spokesman for the state police command, Mr Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the event in Ilorin on Tuesday, mentioned “On the receipt of data, the state Police Commissioner, Tuesday Assayomo, instantly dispatched groups of policemen to the scene for attainable arrest of the masterminds for prosecution.”
He mentioned investigation was already ongoing, including that “with the intervention of the chairman of the native authorities space and the police, calm has totally been restored within the space.”
The police commissioner, whereas commiserating with the household of the deceased, assured the folks of the state of the command’s readiness to do the whole lot attainable throughout the legislation to maintain them secure and safe.
The folks of the world are additionally going about their companies with out worry of any assault, he acknowledged. Supply: DailyPost
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