A Commercial motorcyclist was killed by gunmen who also snatched his motorcycle on Wednesday night in Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The body of the motorcyclist, who was working at the second gate of Oba-Ile Housing Estate, took a passenger to Akure was found along the road.
Confirming the incident on Friday in Akure, the spokesperson of Ondo Police Command, Abayomi Jimoh, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) said: “On Wednesday Feb. 4 at about 22:00 hours, a case of a body found beside Federal College of Agriculture, Akure along Airport Road, Oba-Ile, was reported to the Oba-Ile command.
“Upon receiving the report, the command switched into action and deployed its personnel to assess the place.
“The lifeless (sic) body, which was later identified as Peter Monday, has been moved to the morgue of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Teaching Hospital.
“Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances behind the lifeless body,” Jimoh said.
