Gbenro Adesina
Angry residents, today August 14 2020, trooped out en-mass to protest the killing of a middle-aged woman identified as Funmilayo who was hacked to death by some yet-to-be identified assailants around Ori-Oke Olorunkole in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, capital of Oyo State.
The protest was said to have been hijacked by hoodlums who attacked the police at the Divisional Police Station, Moniya, Akinyele.
It was gathered that the woman was attacked late Thursday night, adding to the series of killings the area has witnessed in the last few months.
Residents of the area believe the killing was carried out by suspected ritualists, despite the recent arrest of a man by the Police, who was alleged of carrying out the series of killings in the area.
However, the man allegedly escaped from Police custody and was seen in Akinyele two days ago and yesterday.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Gbenga Fadeyi,said that the woman died at the University College Hospital (UCH) as a result of the injuries inflicted on her by the assailant.
He said “The information got to us from Moniya Police Divisional Crime Officer that around 4pm on Thursday, one Mrs. Olufunmilayo was attacked and macheted on the head. In the process, she sustained serious injuries but the assailants ran away.
“She was taken to the University College Hospital (UCH) for immediate medical attention where she died later in the night. Then, youths in the area came out this morning (Friday) and started protesting on the issue and at the end of the day; they started attacking policemen from Moniya area command.
“They seriously attacked our men, trying to cause a breakdown of law and order. They took laws into their hands, which was not supposed to be the next thing to do. The police are always there to do what they are supposed to do and we will continue to do more.
“If an incident happened, they should allow the police to look into it and investigate in order to unravel the mystery behind it, not to carry out protest and it becomes a violent one, attacking the police. But as the case is now, no arrest has been made, because the issue is still on. We will surely get more details.”
