Gunmen kill petrol dealer, sales boy in Ondo

Gunmen have reportedly killed a petrol dealer identified as Aborowa Oladimeji, and his attendant in an attack on a filling station in Okeluse community, Ose council area of Ondo state.

The gunmen reportedly attacked the ‘Popular filling station’ owned by Oladimeji at about 8:30pm on Sunday and shot at the duo while others fled. Oladimeji reportedly died instantly while the attendant gave up while he was being rushed to the hospital.

The killers were said to have fled the scene after shooting the victims without carting away any of their belongings.

The corpses were reportedly discovered after about an hour when the shooting stopped and those that fled returned to the filling station.

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Meanwhile, the Ondo state Police command has described the incident as a botched kidnap attempt.

The spokesperson for Ondo State Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident to Pressmen explained that the gunmen were suspected to have come to kidnap the dealer.

She however disclosed that a team of policemen and vigilante operatives have begun a manhunt for the fleeing assailants in the nearby forest.

By Oluwatobi Odeyinka

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