A businessman, Ismaila Awoyinka, has been killed by unknown gunmen in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The deceased, a popular building materials merchant in the commercial city, was shot by unidentified assailants at the entrance of his house shortly after observing the Taraweeh prayer on the first day of Ramadan.
According to sources, the incident occurred at his residence, opposite Caring Heart Mega School in the Idi-Mango axis of Ore, over the weekend.
One of the sources, who gave his name as Kamoru, disclosed that the assailants, who arrived on a motorcycle, had hidden in a nearby bush before attacking the businessman.
He (Awoyinka) was assassinated the moment he left the mosque after the Taraweeh prayer (a voluntary prayer during Ramadan), very close to his house, around 8:35 p.m. on the fateful day.
After he left the mosque, some persons dressed in white attire alighted from a motorcycle and hid nearby.
As the deceased was about to enter his house, they ambushed him and shot him. He was shot at close range, and his intestines were exposed. He died instantly.
Meanwhile, the neighbourhood has been thrown into a state of shock over the killing, with sympathisers trooping to his residence upon hearing the news of his sudden death.
The Chairman of Odigbo Local Government, Taiwo Adegoroye, expressed shock over the assassination, while some community leaders in the area condemned the killing and urged residents to be extra vigilant, especially at night.
