Hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday, have assassinated the Chief Executive Officer of Klass Five Hotel, Adesoji Adeleye on the premises of his hotel in the Arakale area of Akure, Ondo state capital.
The deceased was reportedly sleeping inside one of the rooms in the hotel when some assailants attacked and murdered him.
According to Punch, a source in the area recounted that the armed men infiltrated the hotel premises, entered the victim’s room, and stabbed him to death. After the attack, they fled, leaving him in a pool of blood.
The source said, “The deceased was seen hale and hearty in the midst of his friends yesterday (Monday) night only to hear that this (Tuesday), some people came and stabbed him to death inside the room where he was sleeping.”
The source further added that the incident was quickly reported to the police, and detectives from the state police command visited the scene of the incident.
Meanwhile, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Olayinka Alayande, confirmed the incident, assuring that an investigation into the matter had commenced.
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“We have sent a team of detectives to the place, and we are on the trail of the perpetrators and as soon as we apprehend them, they will be brought to book. The case has been transferred to state police headquarters for discreet investigation”, he said.
