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Gunmen kill 2 security guards, cut off head, hand in Ondo

Gunmen have killed two security guards in different locations at Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

It was gathered that the gunmen raided the government-owned Mimiko Market and NASFAT Schools in the Ikare-Akoko metropolis, killed the security guards and dismembered their bodies, leaving their remains in the pool of blood.

A source disclosed that the gunmen attacked the two places on Friday night while the deceased were found in the pool of blood on Saturday morning.

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“The gunmen killed one of the guards and cut off his head and placed the head beside his body while the other man’s hand was cut and placed beside him too,” he said

The source, who disclosed that the killers did not take anything from the deceased before they left the scene, said the way and manner the suspected bandits carried out the attack raised the suspicion of ritual killing.

Confirming the incident, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami, said the police had deposited the remains of the deceased in the mortuary of state specialist hospital, Ikare-Akoko.

“We have commenced investigation into the incident and the criminals will soon be arrested,” Odunlami stated.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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