How Kwara hotel proprietor Kayode Akinyemi was murdered

By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus

Kayode Akinyemi, the owner of ’16 HOUR hotel,’ Alomilaya in Ganmo was killed by a group of gunmen in his hotel in Alomilaya area of Ganmo, Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State on Tuesday.

The gunmen who invaded the hotel shooting indiscriminately also injured the manager of the hotel identified as Emmanuel Olushila, while a friend of late Akinyemi who was with him at the time of the incident was abducted.

Spokesperson for Kwara Police Commmand SP Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the gunmen attack on the hotel said the manager who was seriously injured was receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Ilorin.

He added that the Commissioner of Police (CP), Tuesday Assayomo, has declared a total lockdown of the area and a result-oriented manhunt for the perpetrators of the heinous act.

He said, “A group of gunmen invaded a hotel named 16 HOUR, in Alomilaya area of Ganmo, Ilorin, shot indiscriminately, killing the owner of the hotel and injuring his manager.

”One of the friends of the deceased, who was with him, was also abducted.

”The Command’s Tactical teams, in conjunction with vigilantes and hunters had since been mobilised to the scene.

”They are combing the surrounding bushes for possible rescue of the victim and arrest of the hoodlums, while the corpse of the victim had been deposited in the general hospital mortuary for autopsy,” Okasanimi said.

He added that the Commissioner of Police (CP), Tuesday Assayomo, has declared a total lockdown of the area and a result-oriented manhunt for the perpetrators of the heinous act.

The commissioner said, ”enough is enough for the criminals, as stringent security actions were already put in place to checkmate the activities of the criminal elements in the state.” (NAN)