An official of the Osun Safety Community Company, often known as ‘Amotekun Corps has been hacked to dying by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
Lamidi Abiodun was mentioned to have been killed on Wednesday across the Papa boundary axis within the Iwo space of Osun state.
He was hacked to dying after some members of Amotekun and the Osun chapter of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria had been alerted about an invasion and assault on farmers within the space.
The spokesperson for the Amotekun Corps, Yusuf Abbas mentioned the safety operatives had been attacked by the gunmen and instantly acquired into the farmland within the space.
In accordance with Abbas, the gunmen first shot Abiodun however the bullets didn’t penetrate his physique.
He added that after the bullets did not kill the officer, the gunmen resorted to hacking him with a machete.
“Through the confrontation, Mr Abiodun was attacked. Though preliminary gunfire didn’t penetrate his physique, he was brutally assaulted with a machete to the pinnacle and died immediately on the scene.
“Whereas many of the operatives managed to flee the ambush, one member of the VGN recognized as Nurudeen Alowonle stays unaccounted for as of the time of this report and one Alex Sola was shot within the leg,” Abbas famous.
Lamenting his killing, Abbas mentioned the incident has been previously reported to the police in Iwo whereas Abiodun’s physique deposited in a morgue.
He additionally assured that the suspected criminals can be arrested and made to face justice.