By Correspondent in Ilorin.
Operatives of the Kwara State Fire Service on Monday, discovered from Asa River,along Emir’s road, Ilorin, Kwara state, the dead body of a young man whose hands and mouth were tied.
The spokesperson of the Kwara state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, disclosed this in a statement he sent to Journalists in Ilorin.
He said his organisation was alerted of the tragedy on November 15, 2021 at about 14:40hrs by Mr.Olamilekan,that a dead body was seen at Asa River, along Emir’s road, ilorin”
“Our officers proceeded to the area and we were able to remove the body from the river”
“The shocking aspect of the incident is that, the hands of the victim were tied together and his mouth too covered by some tattered wrappers,”he said.
Hassan said that his organisation had handed over the case to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation.
When contacted, the Policeman Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Police Command in the state, SP Okasanmi Ajayi however said. “an information was received by C’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Oja Oba Ilorin, to the effect that a floating male body was seen at Amilengbe river, Ilorin.
He said on the basis of the information, a team of detectives were detailed to the scene, adding that on reaching the scene,the police detectives noticed that the men of the Kwara State Fire Service had removed the body from the river.
“on a closer examination, the hands of the already decomposing body was found tied to his back while his head was also wrapped with a cloth, fueling suspicion that the victim was killed and thrown into the river”
He said “the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Police Command, CP Tuesday Assayomo, had ordered a painstaking investigation into the matter, to unravel the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
Edited Dada Ahmed.
