Tragedy struck around All Saints College Road, Idi Ishin, near NIHORT in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital as suspected armed robbers killed a 69-year-old retired permanent secretary with the Oyo State Government, identified as Ms Olaitan Gbenle.
The unfortunate incident reportedly happened on Thursday after the assailants tied her hands and legs and strangled her.
The assailants made off with her personal belongings, such as two vehicles, mobile phones, and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards.
Narrating what happened, a source who did not want to be named said the killers came to the deceased’s residence a day after she reported to the police that her life was being threatened by some hoodlums who used to smoke marijuana close to her house.
Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Association of Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries of Oyo and Osun States (AREHSPSOOS), Chief Bisi Adesola.
He described the deceased as a loyal member of the association, adding that the quarterly meeting of the association has been cancelled as a result of the incident.
Adesola said, “With the greatest sore regrets, I, on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Association of Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries of Oyo and Osun States (AREHSPSOOS), announce the untimely death of Ms. Elizabeth Olaniyan Gbenle.
“She was not only a loyally committed member of the association; she served on the last Executive Committee demonstrably ably.
“Due to this sad event, our November 16, 2023, quarterly meeting is hereby cancelled. Further details on her funeral services shall be communicated as soon as they are made available to us by the family.”
All efforts to get the reaction of the Police Command in Oyo State has failed as the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Omolola Odutola has not responded to text messages sent to her.