August 22, (THEWILL) – The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the armed attack on Kayode Akinyemi, the owner of ’16 HOUR hotel,’ Alomilaya in Ganmo, Ilorin.
Spokesperson of the Command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, said, ”A group of gunmen invaded a hotel named 16 HOUR, in the Alomilaya area of Ganmo, Ilorin, fired gunshots indiscriminately, killing the owner of the hotel and injuring his manager in the process.
”One of the friends of the deceased, who was with him, was also abducted.
”The Command’s Tactical teams, in conjunction with vigilantes and hunters had since been mobilised to the scene.
”They are combing the surrounding bushes for possible rescue of the victim and arrest of the hoodlums, while the corpse of the victim had been deposited in the general hospital mortuary for autopsy.”
Okasanmi said the Manager of the Hotel, Emmanuel Olushila, who was seriously injured by the gunmen, was receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Ilorin
He added that the Commissioner of Police (CP), Tuesday Assayomo, has declared a total lockdown of the area and a result-oriented manhunt for the perpetrators of the heinous act.
”Enough is enough for the criminals, as stringent security actions were already put in place to checkmate the activities of the criminal elements in the state”, the State Police boss, Assayomo said.
