Bashiru (Opee) used to be a
land speculator until recently when he started going on hunting
expedition without proper orientation or training
Tragedy struck in Olorunleke village near Atan, Ado Odo/Ota Local
Government Area, Ogun State penultimate Sunday as a local hunter
allegedly shot his colleague dead during a hunting expedition.
It was gathered that in the evening of the fateful day, the errant
hunter, identified simply as Jamiu, had approached his late colleague,
Bashiru Opee, and invited him for a hunting expedition in a nearby
forest.
Forty-two-year-old Opee was allegedly clearing a bush path with a
cutlass when Jamiu, who was holding his gun for him, “mistakenly” pulled
the trigger and killed him.
The gunshot was said to have drawn the attention of villagers who
immediately rushed to the scene. The villagers were said to have invited
the police who arrested Jamiu.
It was learnt that Opee was found in a pool of blood while efforts made by the villagers to save his life did not yield fruit.
The deceased was buried the next day according to Islamic rites.
Although many of the villagers declined to speak to our correspondent
during a visit to the community, a man who asked that his name should
not be mentioned said: “Bashiru (Opee) used to be a land speculator
until recently when he started going on hunting expedition without
proper orientation or training.”
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of Ogun State Police Command,
Mr Muyiwa Adejobi, said the Ogun State Commissioner of Police,
Abdulmajid Ali, had ordered the transfer of the suspect to the State
Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
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