Police launch manhunt as hotel CEO murdered in Ondo

The Ondo Police command said it has commenced a manhunt for those behind the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Klass Five Hotel, Adesoji Adeleye.

Adeleye was stabbed to death in the early hours of Tuesday, in one of the rooms of the hotel located in the Arakale area of Akure, Ondo state capital.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Olayinka Alayande, confirmed that investigation into the matter had commenced.

“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.

The deceased was sleeping in one of the rooms in the hotel when the assailants pounced and murdered him.

A source in the area said that the armed men infiltrated the hotel premises, entered the victim’s room, and stabbed him to death, leaving him in a pool of blood.

The source said, “The deceased was seen hale and hearty amid 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 added that the incident was quickly reported to the police, and detectives from the state police command visited the crime scene.

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