Unknown gunmen invade hotel in Ilorin, kill owner, injure manager
Unknown gunmen, on Sunday night, invaded 16 HOUR hotel at Alomilaya area of Ganmo in Ilorin, killed the owner, injured the manager and abducted a close friend of the hotelier.
A statement released by the Kwara Police Public Relations, Okasanmi Ajayi on Monday confirmed the incident.
The statement reads, “A group of gunmen invaded a hotel named 16 HOUR hotel, Alomilaya area of Ganmo, Ilorin, shot indiscriminately, killing the owner of the hotel, one Kayode Akinyemi ‘m’ aged 47years,while his manager named Emmanuel Olushila Ojo ‘m’ was seriously injured and presently receiving treatment at the general hospital Ilorin. One of the friends of the owner of the hotel, one Ori ‘m’ who was with him on the day of incident was abducted.
“The Command’s Tactical teams in conjunction with vigilante and hunters have since been mobilized to the scene to comb the surrounding bushes for possible rescue of the victim and arrest of the hoodlums, while the corpse of the victim has been deposited in the general hospital mortuary for autopsy.”
The Commissioner of Police Kwara State, CP Tuesday has declared a total lockdown of the area and a result-oriented manhunt for the perpetrators of the heinous act, adding that enough was enough for the criminals, as stringent security action is already emplaced to checkmate the activities of the criminal elements in the state.
