Assassins set CBN staff, wife ablaze in Abeokuta; kidnap son, maid

A staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kehinde Fatinoye, has been assassinated on New Year’s day in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Fatinoye was killed alongside his wife, Bukola who was until the incident a Principal Confidential Secretary at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB.

Newsflash Nigeria gathered that the unknown persons had stormed the Ibara GRA residence of the couple at a time they just returned from the New Year crossover service.

A source told our correspondent that the couple were killed and set ablaze by their assailants inside their house.

Also, the couple’s son and domestic staff were reportedly taken away by the assassins.

Newsflash Nigeria learnt that the Ibara housing estate where the couple lives is a choice estate where many influential persons in the state live.

The house where the couple was killed is less than one kilometre from the presidential lodge where Governor Dapo Abiodun has lived since he assumed office.

The building is also a stone’s throw from the residence of the immediate past governor who is now the senator for Ogun central district, Ibikunle Amosun.

When our reporter visited the house, there was a crowd of sympathisers.

Reacting to the incident, the spokesperson of FUNAAB, Kola Adepoju, described the death of the couple as ‘gruesome and a rude shock’ to the university community.

Mr Adepoju, while conveying the message of the acting vice chancellor of the university, Olusola Kehinde, appealed to “ security agencies to bring the “perpetrators of the dastard act to justice as soon as possible.”

A cousin to the late Mr Fatinoye, Ambrose Somide, said he could not fathom what was responsible for the dastardly act.

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the incident, saying its arrested a suspect.

Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said an investigation was ongoing to unravel the killers and their motives.

Oyeyemi confirmed the incident as a case of suspected assassination.

 “It is true that a couple was killed and set ablaze at their residence in Abeokuta, shortly after they returned from Cross Over Service.

”This is a clear case of assassination and we are not leaving any stone unturned to unravel those behind the killings.

“One person has been arrested by our operatives in connection to the incident. We will get to the root of the matter, as the investigation has since begun.

 “The incident happened after 12 in the morning,”  Oyeyemi said.

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