The police in Ondo State have confirmed the brutal assassination of a businessman, Ismaila Awoyinka, in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the State, saying investigation of the incident has since started.
ASP Funmilayo Odunlami, the Ondo Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the assassination to newsmen at Okitipupa on Sunday – yesterday, March 2 – however assured that “investigation is ongoing to unravel the assassination of the businessman.”
According to agency reports, residents of Ore have been left in shock after the assassination of Awoyinka, a building materials dealer, by unknown gunmen.
The attack occurred on Saturday, March 1, near his home, opposite Caring Heart Mega School in the Idi Mango area of Ore.
An eyewitness revealed that the businessman was ambushed after performing the Taraweeh prayer, usually held after each day of Ramadan fasting.
“He had just left the mosque at 8:35 p.m. when some men in white clothes arrived on a motorcycle.
“As he approached his residence, they shot him at close range,” the eyewitness said.
News of his death spread quickly, drawing a crowd of sympathisers to his home, many of whom were in shock.
Taiwo Adegoroye,Chairman of Odigbo LGA, expressed his deep concern over the security situation, calling the assassination a tragic loss.
