Kwara Police Launch Manhunt For Killers Of Retired Controller Of Works

By Ayodele Oni

Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a retired Controller of Works, at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, AbdulRasaq Ajani by assailants at his residence in Ilorin.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kwara Police Command, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun (DSP), who confirmed the incident on Thursday, stated that Ajani was hacked to death moments after returning home from his trip to Offa, Kwara state.

Ejire-Adeyemi said, “Yes, the incident happened. I can confirm to you that there was a report that a retired Controller of Works was killed in Tanke area yesterday. Police have waded into the incident and have commenced investigation on it.”

Ajani, was reportedly murdered on New Year’s day in Ilorin, moments after returning home from his trip in Offa, Kwara State.

Ajani was said to have been attacked by his assailants who allegedly followed him to Ilorin from Offa, his home town, where he spent the Christmas and New Year holidays.

A family member said, “Four young men between 18 and 22 years old, it was not clear how the assassins arrived in the area.

“A review of CCTV camera recordings showed two of them standing beside the gate of Mr Ajani’s residence, one of them sipping water from a plastic bottle, while the two others strolled into the compound.

“On noticing the young men from one of the two sitting rooms on the ground floor of the one-storey duplex building, the retired Federal Officer reportedly rose to meet them at the main door.

“They appeared to be engaging him in a discussion until he was suddenly lying face down on the ground,” said one of the family members describing what he saw on the CCTV.

“Their gruesome task accomplished, the assassins swiftly fled the scene before the howlings of the family members drew the attention of neighbours.

“The late Engineer was attacked and hacked to death in the presence of his wife and children immediately on arrival from Offa where he went for the Christmas and New Year break.

“If you get to his house, there are blood stains on the walls while his brain is also scattered on the floor.

“Many people have besieged the residence of the man sympathizing with the wife and the children while a team of Police men have visited the scene for investigation.”