The leadership of the Amotekun Corps in Osun State on Sunday alleged that one of its operatives, Samuel Tope, was k!lled by a soldier simply identified as Fiyinfoluwa in the Ijeda-Ijesa community of the state
According to the Corps, the 35-year-old operative was attacked on Saturday evening by Opejobi, who was reportedly accompanied by unidentified accomplices.
The assailants inflicted a severe head injury on Tope, who later died in the early hours of Sunday while receiving treatment at Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa.
In a statement issued by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Mr. Adekunle Omoyele, it was alleged that Tope was attacked without provocation by the soldier, who was dressed in military uniform at the time of the incident.
Recounting what transpired, the statement partly read, “The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. when a soldier, identified as Opejobi Fiyinfoluwa, who was recently recruited into the Nigerian Army, launched an unprovoked assault on the Amotekun operative.
“Fiyinfoluwa, dressed in military camouflage, approached the Amotekun station in Ijebu-Jesa with hostile intent. He allegedly declared that part of his reason for joining the Army was to ‘deal decisively’ with Amotekun personnel.
“Shortly after, while Officer Tope was riding a motorcycle, the soldier and his accomplices stopped him and launched a violent attack.
“The assailants reportedly struck Tope on the head with a blunt object, causing him to fall from the bike. The brutal assault lasted for about 20 minutes, with no intervention, leaving Tope in a pool of blood.
“After the attack, the soldier fled the scene on a commercial motorcycle.”
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Too bad
Justice must be served