Gunmen Invade Ondo Communities, Kill Motorcyclists, Injure Another

Gunmen invaded Akoko communities in Ondo North Senatorial district of Ondo State and killed two motorcyclists popularly known as okada.

Also, the suspects attacked a motorcyclist along Leo Road in Akure, the state capital, and stanched his motorcycle at gunpoint.

One of the victims was a 28-year-old Dada Jatto, who was killed in Iyani-Akoko in the Akoko Northwest local government area of the state. Jatto was reportedly missing for the past three days.

The search efforts led to the discovery of his mutilated body and the damaged phone without his motorcycle at a spot very close to Arigidi along Okeagbe road.

The second incident involved a Northerner Okada rider whose assailant lured them to a hideout between Ikare and Arigidi and used a hammer to smash his head.

Before he died in an undisclosed hospital he managed to describe his assailant and the snatcher of his motorbike.

However, luck ran against his assailant as vigilant security agents arrested him with the motorcycle at Akunu-Akoko a border town of Kogi State.

Residents of Iyani-Akoko Northwest local government have been thrown into serious mourning over the untimely death of Jatto, a father of two whom they described as a highly diligent and hardworking young man.

The incident in Akure, the state capital, happened when an assailant lured the motorcyclist, whose identity had not been ascertained, struck him with a stick, and left him unconscious, allowing him to leave with his motorcycle.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya confirmed the killing of the motorcyclists in Akoko.

She said the investigation has been into the incidents.