An Assistant Chief Surveyor at the office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Mr Alamu Samsideen Abayomi, who was abducted by gunmen along the Abuja-Lokoja road, has been shot dead despite the ransom of N2.3m paid to his abductors.
The mother of the deceased, Alhaja Afusat Alamu, toldthat the incident happened last week around 9:23 pm at the Yakwo Farms sharp bend, a kilometre away from the army checkpoint near Abaji town.She said she and her son , alongside her grandson, Abdulhaq Alamu, were travelling from Iwo, Osun state in a Toyota Corolla with registration number RSH 661NY going to Abuja when gunmen suddenly emerged from the bush and opened fire on the vehicle.
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