Gunmen have killed a commercial motorcyclist and snatched his motorcycle on Wednesday night in Oba-Ile, Akure North local government area of Ondo State.
It was gathered that the motorcyclist, who was working at the second gate of Oba-Ile Housing Estate, took a passenger to Akure before his lifeless body was found along the road.
DSP Abayomi Jimoh, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Police Command in Ondo, confirmed the incident on Friday in Akure.
“On Wednesday February 4 at about 2200hrs, a case of lifeless body found beside Federal College of Agriculture, Akure along Airport Road, Oba-Ile, was reported to the Oba-Ile command.
“Upon receiving the report, the command switch into action and deployed it’s personnel to assess the place.
“The lifeless body, which was later identified as Peter Monday, has been moved to the morgue of Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Teaching Hospital.
“Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstance behind the lifeless body,” Jimoh said.
The command’s spokesperson, therefore, reiterated the command’s commitment to ensure the safety of lives and property in the state.
“The command will not relent in its efforts to ensure that perpetrators of any crime will be pursued and brought to justice,” he said.
Source: NAN
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