The Osun State police Command has confirmed the killing of Kazeem Oyewole, a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), in Osun by suspected hoodlums.
Confirming the incident, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abiodun Ojelabi, said the incident occurred around the Asoje–Orita Elelede axis of Osogbo, where the assailants, said to be based in the Asoje area, allegedly attacked two men riding on a motorcycle.
An eyewitness, Lamina Kamiludeen, told Channels Television that the victims were riding through Orita Elelede, near Asoje Junction, when they were chased by the assailants and eventually attacked.
According to him, one of the victims, identified as Kazeem Oyewole, died instantly after sustaining machete wounds, while the second victim escaped with multiple injuries.