50-Year Old Commercial Bus Driver Beaten To Death With Charm In Ondo State

50-Year Old Commercial Bus Driver Beaten To Death With Charm In Ondo State

A commercial bus driver identified as Akeem Olanipekun, was allegedly
beaten to death with charms by some hoodlums in Ondo State over the
weekend. 

Accoding to reports, the 50-year-old man was beaten to death with the
charm during a fight, which ensued between him and the alleged killers
at the Imo area of the town.

An eyewitness said the deceased accompanied his friend, who operates a
rental business in the community, to erect canopies for a ceremony at
the Imo quarters when the fight began.

The eyewitness said, “when they were about erecting the canopy, the
‘area boys’ approached them for the payment of ‘Owo Ile’ before the
canopies could be erected.

This led to a hot argument between the deceased and the boys, who
went home and brought the charm with which they beat Akeem over the
non-payment of the ‘Owo Ile’. The deceased, after being beaten with the
charm, was shivering and later gave up.

Currently, there is tension in the town because of possible reprisal
by the family of the deceased, who had two wives and some children.”  

The eyewitness added that immediately after the incident, the
suspected killers fled the community. The police Area Commander for
Ikare Akoko, Razak Rauf, confirmed the incident and promised to arrest
the perpetrators, who are currently at large.

It was learnt that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited in
the mortuary of the Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Ikare Akoko.