On Sunday night, gunmen stormed a guesthouse in Ganmo, Ifelodun local government area, Kwara state, killing its owner, Kayode Abayomi, 47.
In the process, the gunmen allegedly kidnapped the hotelier's companion, just known as Ori.
The manager of the 16 HOUR hotel, located in the Alomilaya district of Ganmo, Emmanuel Olushola Ojo, was alleged to have been gravely hurt.
Ajayi Okasanmi, a spokesman for the Kwara Police, verified the event.
According to Okasanmi, "gunmen attacked the hotel and shot indiscriminately, murdering the hotel's owner, while his manager was critically injured and is currently getting care at the General Hospital, Ilorin."
“One of the friends of the owner of the hotel, one Ori, who was with him on the day of the incident was abducted.
“The command’s tactical teams in conjunction with vigilante and hunters have since been mobilized to the scene to comb the surrounding bushes for possible rescue of the victim and arrest of the hoodlums, while the corpse of the victim has been deposited in the general hospital mortuary for autopsy.”
He added that the command had “declared a total lockdown of the area and a result-oriented manhunt for the perpetrators of the heinous act.”
He said that “enough is enough for the criminals, as stringent security action is already emplaced to checkmate the activities of the criminal elements in the state.”