Local Council officials in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have allegedly killed a 38-year-old, hairdresser, Mrs. Toyin Ijiyemi during a struggle to seize her television for failure to pay her outstanding shop rate.
According to a source, Ijiyemi slumped while dragging the television set with the officials who successfully took the television set away without attending to the victim.
One of the deceased’s aunts, Mojisola Otitilowo, said “Toyin was at her shop at Bolajoko Street, Oke-Aro area in the state capital around 2:00 p.m when the council officials invaded her shop. They were four in number.”
“The council officials asked her to pay the rate for her shop. All efforts made by Toyin to appeal to them not to seize her television set failed.”
“She did not have money and that was why she begged them that she would come and pay the money the second day.”
“Her persistent plea fell on deaf ears. One of them removed the television from where it was but Toyin started dragging it with them. She fell down. Despite her fall, the council officials went away with the television.”
Confirming the incident the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Femi Joseph described the ugly situation as unfortunate.
He said investigations were ongoing and some suspects had been arrested for the murder.
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