Residents of Labinkulu community in the Moniya area of Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State have been plunged into mourning following the brutal murder of a 24-year-old man, Abass Olalere, by a 12-man gang.
The horrifying incident occurred on Saturday night around 9:48 pm at the victim’s home, in the presence of his wife and their three-month-old son.
Our correspondent, who visited the scene yesterday, observed a tense atmosphere as groups of people gathered to discuss the shocking event.
Wife Recounts the Horrific Night
Omolayo Olalere, the deceased’s wife, recounted the terrifying ordeal to newsmen: “We were together outside around 9:48 pm when they suddenly invaded our house. I don’t know them and my late husband had no misunderstanding with anybody before he died.”
She continued, “When they came in, we quickly rushed inside the house and locked everywhere, but they broke the door and destroyed our windows to gain access.”
Omolayo described the brutal attack, saying, “Before they gained entrance, one of my senior wives who was outside was mercilessly beaten and almost killed.
When they came inside, they told my husband to cooperate with them by laying down on the table in the parlour.”
“As he did that, they started using different weapons such as daggers, axes, knives, broken bottles, cutlasses to hit him, including charms to ensure that he didn’t survive it.”
“They were 12 in number and three of them covered their faces. They used masks so as not to be identified.”
Despite efforts to save him, Abass Olalere succumbed to his injuries. “After they left, we quickly rushed him to the Cureland hospital at Moniya where they later referred us to another place. But he eventually gave up the ghost yesterday. The case has been reported to the Divisional Police Station, Moniya,” she explained.
Father Expresses Shock and Grief
Jelili Olalere, the father of the deceased, expressed his bewilderment and sorrow over the attack. “I was shocked because my son is a quiet person. I don’t know what could have prompted those guys to invade my house and destroy many things before killing him,” he said.
“They broke my doors, windows, and destroyed all our Plasma Televisions. They used charms and other dangerous weapons to hit him before they left. We have reported the matter to the police at Moniya Divisional Police Station.”
He confirmed that his son’s body has been deposited at the morgue in Adeoyo hospital, Ring Road, Ibadan.
Community Seeks Justice
The brutal killing has left the Labinkulu community in shock and mourning, with residents calling for justice and enhanced security measures to prevent such incidents in the future.
Efforts to reach the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, for comments were unsuccessful as his phone number was not reachable at the time of this report.
