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Suspected armed robbers kill journalist, two others in Ondo
A journalist, Olubunmi Afuye and two others were killed in a bank robbery at Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore local government area of Ondo State on Thursday.
The spokesman of the state police command, Tee-Leo Ikoro, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Akure, said the other victims were a policeman and motorcyclist.
Afuye was recently appointed the Public Relations Officer of a private university in the town.
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The deceased also worked with the Ondo State Radiovision Corporation (OSRC) and Orange FM before he resigned recently to join the university.
Eyewitnesses said the robbers, whose operation at a commercial bank in the town, lasted hours escaped with an undisclosed amount of money.
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