- Abiodun Alamutu confirmed that Oyekanmi and his aides did not accompany a police escort due to certain issues.
- Alamutu noted that the command had demanded the bank’s CCTV footage to aid the police’s investigation.
In Abeokuta, the state capital, daring armed robbers shot and killed Taiwo Oyekanmi, an accountant for the Ogun State Government, on Wednesday. The thieves had stolen government monies.
It was discovered that Oyekanmi was ambushed by a group of roughly five shooters after he had taken an undisclosed quantity of cash from a Fidelity Bank branch in Abeokuta and was returning to the office.
The armed thieves allegedly stopped the makeshift bullion van as it was climbing the overhead bridge in Kuto, fired shots at the accountant, used a sledgehammer to smash the door of the bullion van, and fled with millions of dollars belonging to the government.
The Director of Finance at the Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, and other assistants who were shot during the attacks were taken to the State General Hospital, Ijaye, where the accountant ultimately passed away, according to a source who talked with Daily Trust.
Abiodun Alamutu, the state commissioner of police, confirmed the occurrence and stated that Oyekanmi and other aides did not go with a police escort since the individual was allowed to handle certain matters.
Alamutu stated that in order to support the police investigation, the command has requested access to the bank’s CCTV footage.
He said, “This afternoon, the accountant, the Director of Finance, with driver and one other person left for Fidelity bank to make some withdrawal, they went homemade bullion van. They were supposed to have a police escort, but for certain reasons, the person was permitted to travel to attend to some issues, so consequently he was not part of the movement to today.
“According to the story, after making the withdrawal, and on their way back to the office, they were accosted. A vehicle blocked them on top of the bridge, five occupants of the vehicle came down, shot at the director and from their vehicle, they brought out a sledge hammer to force the receptacle where the money was kept open and they left with the money.
“As at that time there was no information, the police escort was not with the team and they sped off.
“The driver claimed to have trailed them to a point along conference hotel where he lost contact with them.
“The director that was shut was thereafter taken to Ijaye hospital where he eventually gave up the ghost.
“For our investigation, I have directed the area commander to get to the bank and request for the CCTV footage which will give us insight into the vehicle in question and possibility of identifying the culprits if they ever ventured to step out of the vehicle or maybe they just maintained their position in the vehicle.
“I have reached out to Lagos and everywhere in the command to block all the exits out of the state while we are trying to identify them because they said they were five and they used hood.”
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