Gunmen kill hotel owner, kidnap friend in Kwara

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara

The owner of 16 Hour hotel in Alomilaya, Ganmo, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State One Kayode Akinyemi has been killed by gunmen who invaded the hotel at the weekend.

Akinyemi’s friend, simply identified as Ori was abducted during the invasion, while the manager of the hotel Emmanuel Ojo, was seriously injured and is receiving medical care at Ilorin General Hospital, according to a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi in Ilorin on Monday.

The statement said: “A group of gunmen invaded a hotel named 16 HOUR hotel, Alomilaya area of Ganmo, Ilorin, shot indiscriminately, killing the owner of the hotel, one Kayode Akinyemi, aged 47 years, while his manager, named Emmanuel Olushila Ojo was seriously injured and presently receiving treatment at the General Hospital Ilorin.

“One of the friends of the owner of the hotel, one Ori, who was with him on the day of incident was abducted.” 

Okasanmi added that the Command’s Tactical Teams in conjunction with vigilante and hunters have since been mobilized to the scene to comb the surrounding bushes for possible rescue of the victim and arrest of the hoodlums, while the corpse of the Akinyemi has been deposited in the general hospital mortuary for autopsy.