Popular traditional medical expert Alh. Fatai Yusuf (Aka Oko Oloyun), was on Thursday shot dead by Unknown gunmen on the Eruwa-Igboora Road in the Ibarapa Central area of Oyo State.
As at press time, details surrounding his death are still sketchy.
Confirming the sad incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mr Gbenga Fadeyi, told newsmen that Yusuf was killed around 4:30 pm on the road while traveling to Iseyin, Oyo State.
Fadeyi, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the Commissioner of Police Mr Shina Olukolu has visited the site of the incident along with some deputy commissioners for an on-the-spot fact-finding mission.
The PPRO said Olukolu has directed a high-powered manhunt for the hoodlums that perpetrated the dastardly act with a view to bringing them to justice.
