By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti

Residents of Ibukun Oluwa community at Ajembandele Area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have called on the state government to come to their rescue in the wake of the recent security threats to life and property in the area.

The people came out to register their displeasure over the death of a businesswoman identified as Mrs Bosede Adewunmi, who was killed after she was attacked and robbed by armed men.

According to Miss Oluwatobiloba Adekunle, who was with the deceased in her shop when the heinous crime was perpetrated by the criminal elements, the incident occurred at about 1:30 in the afternoon on Tuesday.

Miss Adekunle, who narrowly escaped being attacked, said that Mrs Adewunmi was busy attending to her store when the three unsuspecting armed men suddenly barged inside her shop and stabbed her severally before shooting her and made away with her money.

According to reports, Mrs Adewumi was confirmed dead a few hours after she was taken to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti due to multiple stab wounds in her body and gunshot wounds, while her remains have since been deposited at the EKSUTH morgue.

Still perplexed by the ugly incident, the husband of the deceased, Mr Adekunle Adewumi, could only mutter a few words, seeking the assistance of the state government to help him fish out the perpetrators of the heinous killing of his wife.

In their separate interviews, the Chairman Ibukun Oluwa Landlord Association, Mr. Olarewaju Ajayi, and the deceased landlord, Mr Femi Olowoyo, said that the incident was a sad one.

They lamented the rate at which insecurity was rising in the community and called on relevant agencies to come to their aid.

The Vice Chairman of Goshen Community in Ajembandele Area, as well Mr Michael Agunbiade, alleged that the activities of Fulani herdsmen have constituted a security threat in the area.

He appealed to the security agencies in the state to help them rid the area of the activities of the men of the underworld, which he said had gone out of their control.

When contacted, the Ekiti State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, denied knowledge of the incident.

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