Commotion as unknown gunmen open fire on travellers in Ekiti

Unknown gunmen have opened fire on a vehicle conveying passengers in Ekiti state, killing a traveller in the attack.

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The attack was said to have occurred along the Ikere-Ekiti and Iju a boundary town in Ondo state on Saturday, March 13, according to spokesman of the police command in Ekiti, Sunday Abutu.

The Cable reported that police said the driver of the vehicle reported the gun attack to the Ilupeju-Ikere divisional police headquarters in Ekiti.

The police spokesperson explaianed that: “The driver accounted that he was brave enough to have speedily escaped with his passengers from the scene but in the process, one of the passengers was unfortunately hit by a bullet and was rushed to General Hospital, Ikere-Ekiti where he later died.

“The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police implores everyone in the State not to panic as the Command shall join force with Ondo State Police Command to ensure that the perpetrators are made to face the full wrath of the law.''