Breaking information: Gunmen hijack 1 billion van in Ogun, kill Government House Secretary
On Wednesday, hooded gunmen killed Taiwo Oyekanmi, the finance director in the Ogun State governor’s workplace.
DAILY POST reported that the accountant was ambushed and shot useless on the standard Kutaw Bridge in Abeokuta, lower than three kilometers from the financial institution the place he withdrew giant sums of cash for presidency use.
An unknown sum of money was additionally taken by the armed group.
Government sources hinted to our correspondent that Oyekanmi was brutally murdered days after celebrating his birthday.
Sources additional informed DAILY POST that Oyekanmi was rushed to the state hospital in Ijai space of Abeokuta the place he breathed his final.
It was additional realized that the information of his dying had been communicated to his household and on the time of submitting this report, the Chief Secretary of the State Government (SSG), Tokunbo Talabi, had additionally expressed his condolences with the household.
When contacted, Ogun State Police Command spokesperson Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident however insisted that nobody died on the scene.
However, when the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abiodun Alamutu, was referred to as, he confirmed the incident and likewise admitted that Mr. Oyekanmi had been killed.
A police chief mentioned: “This afternoon, the accountant, finance supervisor, driver and one other individual left for Fidelity Bank to make a withdrawal.
“They went in a selfmade bullion van. There was speculated to be a police escort, however on account of circumstances this individual was allowed to journey to deal with the problem.
“Therefore, he didn’t take part in at this time’s train. The story is that he was accosted on his method again to the workplace after ending his withdrawal.
“A automotive blocked their method on the bridge, 5 folks in the automotive received out and fired on the director, took a sledgehammer from the automotive and broke open the container the place the cash was stored; I took it and left.
“The director who was shot was then taken to Ijai Hospital the place he lastly gave up the ghost.
“For our investigation, I’ve directed the Area Commander to go to the financial institution and request CCTV footage that may give us some perception into the automobile in query. This will give us an opportunity to establish the culprits in the event that they attempt to do one thing.” They merely maintained their place in the automobile.
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Source: dailypost.ng