A retired controller of work at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, AbdulRazaq Ajani, was brutally mur.dered on new year day in Ilorin, moments after returning home from his trip in Offa, Kwara state
Ajani was said to have been attacked by his assailants who allegedly followed him to Ilorin from Offa, his home where he spent the Christmas and new year holiday.
The incident occurred at about 3 p.m. at Dele Gege Street, Aderoju area, off Obafemi Awolowo Road in the Tanke Area of Ilorin the State capital.
Speaking with Punch correspondent at the residence few hours after the incident, a family member described how the assassins casually entered Ajani’s compound moments after he drove in with his immediate family members.
The family member said, “Four young men between 18 and 22 years old, it was not clear how the assassins arrived in the area.
“A review of CCTV camera recordings showed two of them standing beside the gate of Mr Ajani’s residence, one of them sipping water from a plastic bottle, while the two others strolled into the compound.
“On noticing the young men from one of the two sitting rooms on the ground floor of the one-storey duplex building, the retired federal officer reportedly rose to meet them at the main door.
“They appeared to be engaging him in a discussion until he was suddenly lying face down on the ground,” said one of the family members describing what he saw on the CCTV.
The immediate family members reportedly watched in horror as the assassins hacked their father with what looked like small axes.
“Their gruesome task accomplished, the assassins swiftly fled the scene before the howlings of the family members drew the attention of neighbours.
“The late engineer was attacked and hacked to death in the presence of his wife and children immediately on arrival from Offa where he went for the Christmas and new year break.
“If you get to his house, there are blood stains on the walls while his brain is also scattered on the floor.
“Many people have besieged the residence of the man sympathizing with the wife and the children while a team of Police men have visited the scene for investigation”, the witnesses said.
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