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Lagos Landlord Murdered By Unknown Gunmen After Withdrawing Cash From ATM In Akoko

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7 years ago

January 12, 2017

Unknown gunmen have killed a 50-year old indigine of Oke-agbe Akoko in Ondo state who came home from Lagos to spend his annual leave with his people in the community. The man, identified as Niyi Aremo, who was a landlord in Lagos, on the fateful told his people that he wanted to go to Ikare- Akoko Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) centre to withdraw some money but met many customers at the centre which forced him to move to Akungba for the transaction.

He was equally decided to see his childhood friend in the town.

Sources said it was after he withdrew the money, his friend volunteered to take him back to Ikare on his bike.

However, It was learnt that he did not return to Okeagbe and his family members were worried about his whereabouts, as his phone was dead.

According to a source, it was somebody who knew him that came to identify him, screaming in his pool of blood near a popular hotel ln Ikare Akoko.

Police were said to have been quickily alerted and taken to a private hospital where he died.

His friend at Akungba was said to have been quizzed by the Police in Ikare-Akoko.

The Divisional Police Officer(DPO)in Akoko North East was not around for comments, but one of the senior officers said his men would fish out the culprits.

The Okeagbe-Akoko home of the deceased was in mourning mood.

Sources said the deceased was the only son of his mother while his late father, Aremo was a notable herbalist who assisted many people in the community.

One of Niyi’s relatives, Mrs Felicia Agbaje urged the police to do thruogh investigation in order to bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book.