Robbers gun down Ibadan journalist in daylight attack

By Adeola Badru

An Ibadan-based journalist, Ojo Peter, has been changeable dormant by suspected equipped robbers, on the Molete-Oke Ado axis of Ibadan.

Initially, Peter was believed to person died of typhoid fever, the existent origin was revealed by his younger brother, Enahoro Peter, who said the precocious newsman was attacked connected August 18, 2025, for a transverse container helium carried.

He said, contempt shouting that the container held nary money, helium was changeable successful the back.

According to him, Peter, a erstwhile Parrot Extra journalist, was moving with Daily Monitor until his death. His killers were linked to a two-man robbery pack precocious dismantled by police.

Speaking successful a telephone interview, Enahoro clarified that his member did not dice of illness, but was successful information the unfortunate of a notorious robbery pack operating successful parts of Ibadan.

“On that aforesaid time that helium was shot, August 18, 2025, I received a telephone from a constabulary serviceman astatine Orita Challenge presumption saying our member was there.

“But erstwhile I got there, I was told helium had been changeable by a notorious equipped robber who was riding connected a motorcycle,” Enahoro said.

Further, helium said: “This is idiosyncratic who near location successful cleanable health, lone to beryllium gunned down portion trying to marque ends meet. Eyewitnesses astatine the country told america helium was robbed due to the fact that of the transverse container helium had with him.

“He kept shouting, ‘There’s nary wealth successful my bag,’ but the thief inactive forcefully took it and changeable him connected the back. He fell connected his phone, which got damaged, but the constabulary managed to scope america done it.”

Enahoro added that aft getting the telephone repaired, helium began receiving calls from his brother’s colleagues, who had been trying to scope the deceased.

He besides noted a slope recognition alert of N10,000 that came successful conscionable 10 minutes earlier the incident, though the intent of the transaction remained unknown.

The incidental fits the signifier of respective attacks linked to a two-man robbery pack that had been terrorising parts of Ibadan, including Mokola, Oke-Ado, Molete, and Iwo Road.

A breakthrough came soon aft Peter’s execution erstwhile constabulary intercepted and dismantled the syndicate.

According to reports, 1 of the suspects, Lateef Atanda, was arrested, portion his accomplice, known lone arsenic Monday, was changeable dormant during a confrontation with police.

While being paraded astatine the Oyo State Police Command Headquarters, Lateef confessed to the crime.

Confirming the incident, the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, provided details of the apprehension and the gang’s activities.

The station Robbers weapon down Ibadan writer successful daylight attack appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.