Abiodun Alamutu, the Commissioner of Police for Ogun State, suspected that insiders in the administration were responsible for the assassination of Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance.
Oyekanmi was shot and killed as he was driving back from a bank where he had used a bullion van to take out money for the state.
In a phone conversation, Alamutu said that the robbery appeared planned and that the armed thieves had inside knowledge, as evidenced by the fact that they needed a sledgehammer to smash into the bullion van.
According to him, “the gunmen must have been well-informed by an insider that the deceased was heading for the bank to make withdrawals.
“From the information we have, it is obvious that it was premeditated. It was an in-house (thing). We have this feeling because, how did they know that they would need a hammer to break the receptacle?
“And they must have been lurking around the bank area, waiting for the man or he must have been trailed to that area and they must have had information that he was going to take a large amount of money from the bank. So, we are working on it.
“They (the armed robbers) came in a Toyota Corolla with a registration number yet unknown. They are about five, putting on hoods to conceal their identity. By God’s grace, we will do everything possible to ensure we get at them,” Alamutu disclosed.
Oyekanmi visited Fidelity Bank and Sterling Bank to withdraw N97.335 million and N15 million, respectively. The bullion van carrying N112.335 million was ambushed on the Kuto flyover by armed robbers in a Toyota Corolla.
Oyekanmi was identified and shot dead with an AK-47 rifle, while the driver and another occupant were unharmed. Notably, the bullion van lacked police escort during the incident, as the assigned mobile police officer had traveled without permission.
Inspector Rasheed Adegbite, the absent police escort, has been arrested for investigation.
Additional details from The Puncb.
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