Daylight Tragedy: Okada Ticket Seller Gunned Down By Unknown Men In Ado-Ekiti
A young man, identified as Samuel Omoyajowo has reportedly been shot dead by gunmen on Tuesday morning in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital.
Samuel, middle-aged, according to reports worked as a ticket seller for the Okada Riders’ Association in Ekiti State .
It was gathered that the gunmen arrived on a motorcycle, opened fire on the victim, and immediately fled the scene.
An anonymous source said the victim was shot by his assailants at a close range.
“We know the man as one those issuing tickets to the commercial motorcyclists.
“He was going about his duty when some men riding on a motorcycle suddenly came and rained bullets on him,” the source said
The panicky incident which occurred around Okesa roundabout, near Okesa market made both market men and women, passersby, motorists, and other road users to run to safety.
Speaking on the incident, the Chairman of the Okada Riders Association in the state, Mr. Kunle Asaolu, confirmed that the deceased was a member of the association assigned to the area.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Ekiti Command, DSP Sunday Abutu, also confirmed the incident and said that the command had commenced an investigation.
The body has, however, been deposited at the morgue of the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado-Ekiti.
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