Suspected cultist, 'Tiny', shot dead in Ilorin

Date: 2020-11-16

One suspected cultist popularly known as "Tiny" was allegedly shot dead in Ilorin in a gun duel on Saturday by some groups of police officers for allegedly terrorising his neighbours with gun shooting.

Media aide of the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki was quick to distance the incident from the program of 8th Year Memorial prayer for Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki which successfully took place some meters away.

Hon Abdulganiyu Abdulquadri in a statement in Ilorin said, among others that, "The incident has nothing to do with the prayers. To avoid any misrepresentation of facts, we urge all newsmen interested in publishing the facts to seek clarifications from the police and other security agencies as an investigation into the matter is said to have commenced."

Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident coincidentally occurred at a spacious mechanic shop around Commissioner way, GRA  Ilorin which was a stone throw to Iloffa residence of the Sarakis while the Prayers for 8th-year remembrance of Dr Olusola Saraki was ongoing.

The suspected cultist, apparently tipsy, who came to drink in one of the "joints" in the Ilorin area was said to be shooting a pump rifle into the air, causing panic in the area.

The onlookers reportedly cautioned him but he was unperturbed, saying that he was testing his newly bought rifle, which he described as one in town.

Vanguard, however, learnt that the fear that the deadly attitude might wreck havoc on people in the area prompted some few police officers who were watching the incident some meters away to rescue the situation.

The suspected cultist was later found to be on the wanted list of the police for allegedly committing many atrocities in the state capital.

There was pandemonium in the area as the suspected cultist reportedly fired some gunshots at the approaching team of police officers in a vehicle but he was shot dead in an exchange of gunshots with them.

Contacted, the Spokesperson of Kwara state police command, Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident but said he has not been officially briefed.

Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, he said, "I heard about the incident, but I have not been officially briefed." he said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saka Aleshinloye     Government House     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Olukotun Of Ikotun     V.O. Abioye     Yunus Oniboki     Okin Group     Baba Issa Awoye     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Hamza Usman     Unilorin     Madawaki     Mustapha Akanbi     Taofik Abdulkareem     Bursary     Aliyu Muhammed     Allocation     Abdullahi Samari     Simon Sayomi     Ladi Hassan     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Raimi Iyanda     Ilorin General Hospital     Charles Ibitoye     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Moro     High Court     Tunji Moronfoye     Amada Jidda     ENetSuD     Justina Oha     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Seni Saraki     Oke Sunna     Bareke     College Of Health     Na\'Allah     Lateef Fagbemi     Moses Rahman Popoola     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Ajike People Support Centre     Idowu Aremu     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Muhammad Yahya     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Doyin Agbamu     IPSAS     Hassanat Bello     Offa Grammer School     Photo News     First Lady     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Elections     Issa Oloruntogun     Kwara TV     Offorjama     Gamji Members Association     NULGE     Usman Yunusa     Just Law Forum     IsDB     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     March 28     Kuliyan Geri     Ubandawaki     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Lafiagi     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Adamu Atta     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yusuf Mubarak     Col. Adedipe     IESA     Ghali Alaaya     Yeketi     Saad Omo\'ya     Egbejila     YAKOOYO     Just Event Online     Alapado     Popo-Igbonna     Saka Saadu     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Shehu Jimoh     Alfa Yahaya Road     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Kabir Shagaya     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Olupako     Sherif Sagaya     Ndakene     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     PharmAccess Foundation     JMK Construction Company Limited     Gbajabiamila     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Sai Kayi     Nigerian Correctional Service     Kuliyan Geri     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     March 28     Yakubu Danladi     Moji Makanjuola     Islamic Development Bank     Diagnostic Centre     Shuaib Jawondo     Musibau Akanji     2023 Elections     Okin Malt     Sa\'adu Gambari     Ashiru     Old Oyo     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Abdulwahab Ololele     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Taiwo Joseph     Umar Saro     Yemi Sanni     Azeez Bello     Kale Bayero     Bank Of Industry     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Saliu Oluwole     Busari Toyin Isiaka     CCT     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Offorjama     NYSC     Salaudeen Oyewale     KWASAA     Doyin Awoyale     Oba Of Jebba     Gabriel Fashanu     Moshood Mustapha     Saliu Ajia     Ibrahim Mashood     Taofik Abdulkareem     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     MalHub