Gunmen kill Okada union’s officer in Ekiti

The police in Ekiti State have confirmed the killing of a man in the early hours of yesterday by two men riding on a commercial motorcycle (popularly known as Okada), in Ado-Ekiti.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the middle-aged man, whose identity is yet to be known, was shot dead in broad daylight by the unidentified gunmen, around the popular Okesa roundabout in Ado-Ekiti.

He was said to have been shot, moments after he asked to know if the gunmen had obtained a ticket for the day. Witnesses who knew the victim before his death said he was one of the officers tasked with issuing tickets to commercial motorcyclists around Okesa roundabout .

The witnesses said the killers immediately sped off upon realising that their plan had been achieved.

Confirming the incident, Chairman of Okada Riders’ Association in the state, Mr Kunle Asaolu, said the deceased was one of those working with the association.

Also, spokesperson for the command, DSP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the development, said investigation had begun to unravel the perpetrators of the act and their motives.