Ogun: Top Governor’s Office Staff Killed In Bullion Van Attack…Police Launch Investigation…Gov Abiodun Offers Condolences

Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance and Accounts ,  Governor’s  Office , Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, has been shot dead by people suspected to be armed robbers.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that robbers had attacked a bullion van  that  was transporting a large quantity of money and  three people  including  the late Oyekanmi

The incident was said to have occurred on an overhead bridge  in the Kuto area of Oke Mosan.  They reportedly shot him in the thigh and private part .

He was said to have been rushed to the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta where he was declared as a brought in dead patient.

The police have since launched investigation and will be going after the robbers.

‘The Divisional Police Officer of Ibara Police Station, led a team of policemen to the scene of the crime that occurred on the overhead bridge in Kuto inward Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. Following a report that a suspected armed robbery attack took place on November 29, 2023. The incident involved a mini bullion van belonging to the Office of the Director of Finance and Administration, Governor’s Office , Oke Mosan Abeokuta.

The bullion van, registered under the number X pilot 13, was transporting the Director of Finance, Taiwo Oyenekan, along with the driver, Olalekan Akintoye, and Peter Samson. The van was carrying an unspecified amount of cash collected from Fidelity Bank and Sterling Bank in Abeokuta. It is worth noting that the bullion van lacked a security escort at the time of the incident.

During the attack, the bullion van was dangerously intercepted on the Kuto Overhead Bridge by yet-to-be-identified five armed men. These suspects were armed with AK-47 rifles and were travelling in an unregistered silver Toyota Corolla, and suddenly they trapped the bullion van by double-crossing it.

The armed men first interrogated the driver if they had rifles in the vehicle and specifically inquired about the identity of the Director of Finance. In a display of anger, the armed men fired shots at the front door of the vehicle, where the director was seated.

As a result of the attack, the Director of Finance sustained bullet wounds on his thigh and private part, he was rushed to State Hospital, where he later gave up the ghost. The driver and other occupants of the robbery attack remain unharmed. At present, no arrests have been made; however, efforts are underway to apprehend the suspects who fled the scene.

The incident is currently under investigation, by Ibara Police Station, and will be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Alamutu Abiodun Mustapha, is asking residents of Ogun state not to panic or fear as the situation is under control, operatives are working diligently to gather more information that will bring the perpetrators to justice’ Omolola Odutola, who is the spokesperson for the police in the state said.

Governor Dapo Abiodun, has also commiserated with the family of Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi submitting that his untimely death  has left him shocked and highly devastated.

The governor in a statement issued in Abeokuta by his  Chief Press Secretary ,  Lekan Adeniran described the incident as a rude shock to him while  urging  prayers for the immediate family of the deceased civil servant  and asking  God  to give them the  fortitude to bear the great loss.

‘I was devastated and extremely shocked upon receiving news of the cold-blooded murder of Oyekanmi, in the hands of criminal elements and enemies of our state.

It is indeed a colossal loss for our administration to have lost such a dedicated, truthful, and diligent official; his assailants have murdered sleep and will be flushed out immediately from wherever they might be hiding.

I have directed all security agencies in the state to smoke the criminals out instantly and make them face the full wrath of the law. I, therefore,  want to assure the entire workforce and residents in the state that never will such calamity befall our dear state again.

I pray for the repose of his soul and for God’s protection over the family he left behind.   He is going to be sorely missed by his relatives, colleagues and the government he meritoriously served till death’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com
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