Our Reporter
A MAN simply identified as Owenco was allegedly killed on Friday night after a large number of hoodlums went on rampage in Ijeshatedo.
The man, according to a family friend Samuel Salami, was killed by the machete-wielding bandits who stormed the area to rob residents around 7pm.
Salami who took to his Facebook page on Saturday evening to lament the death of his friend’s father, said the old man fell while fleeing from suspected One Million Boys.
He said: “The nefarious gang was on rampage on the street at about 7pm yesterday (Friday). My friend’s dad stumbled and fell to the ground due to old age and before he could stand up, he was caught and killed.
“He was rushed to the hospital at Funto Hospital, along Ijesha Road but he gave up the ghost early this morning (Saturday) due to the multiple machete cuts all over his body and head.
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“One Million Boys’ nefarious activity is real in case anyone is still in doubt.”
Findings by our correspondent revealed that there were clashes between area boys in Aguda, Ijesha and Itire occasioned by long standing rivalries.
Residents on Friday night raised the alarm over robbery attacks at Ijeshatedo axis with some alleging that robbers were operating in their streets especially Pako, Aguda, Odo-Eran and Itire.
Police spokesman Bala Elkana said what happened in the area was the usual clashes between Aguda/Itire and Ijesha boys and not the so-called One Million Boys.
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