Retired Federal Works Controller AbdulRazaq Ajani Murdered in Kwara

Date: 2025-01-03

A retired Controller of Works from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, AbdulRazaq Ajani, was brutally murdered in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on January 1, 2025.

According to reports, four assailants allegedly trailed Mr. Ajani to his residence in the Tanke area of Ilorin, where they launched their fatal attack shortly after he and his family returned from Offa, their hometown, where they had celebrated the New Year.

The tragic incident occurred around 3:00 pm.

Confirming the development, the spokesperson for the Kwara State Police Command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, stated that investigations into the incident were ongoing.

“Yes, the incident happened. I can confirm to you that there was a report of a retired Controller of Works being killed in the Tanke area on Wednesday. Police have stepped in and commenced an investigation,” she said.

While Ejire-Adeyemi noted that no suspects have yet been arrested in connection with the incident, she assured that the investigation was underway into the heinous crime.

A family member, speaking on condition of anonymity, recounted how the assassins casually entered Mr Ajani's compound moments after he drove in with his immediate family. They added: “Four young men, between the ages of 18 and 22, carried out the wicked operation.

“CCTV footage reviewed showed two of them standing beside the gate of Mr Ajani's residence, one sipping water from a plastic bottle, while the other two strolled into the compound.

“From one of the two sitting rooms on the ground floor of the one-storey duplex, the retired federal officer reportedly rose to meet them at the main door. They appeared to engage him in conversation until he was suddenly lying face down on the ground.”

An eyewitness reported: “The late Engineer was attacked and hacked to death in the presence of his wife and children immediately upon returning from Offa, where he had gone for the Christmas and New Year break. If you visit his house, there are bloodstains on the walls, and his brain matter is scattered across the floor.

“Many people have flocked to the residence to sympathise with his wife and children, while a team of police officers has visited the scene to investigate.”

Mr Ajani reportedly retired from the Federal Ministry of Works approximately four years ago but was said to have accepted a contract appointment with the ministry in 2024.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bolakale Saka     Kunle Akogun     Ilorin.Info     Adeniyi Ojo     GRA     Principal Private Secretary     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Kale Bayero     Hijab     Kwara Pdp     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Saidu Isa     Musa Abdullahi     Ilorin     Rotimi Atere     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     IESA     Taiwo Joseph     SSA Youth Engagement     Okin Biscuit     Sulyman Buhari     Kehinde Baale     Yahaya Muhammad     Press Release     Muazam Nayaya     Simon Sayomi     Umar Adelodun     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Oba-Solagberu     Omotoso     Baba Issa Awoye     Abraysports FC     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Ishola Abdullahi     Bamidele Adegoke     Abdulkarim Adisa     VADA     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Al-Hikmah University     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Amusement Park     GGDSS Pakata     Peter Obi     Toyin Falola     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Offa     Awwal Jawondo     Gani Saadu     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     ENetSuD     JUSUN     Peculiar Allowance     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Sabitiyu Grillo     Third Estate     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Law School Scholarship     Kumbi Titiloye     Bashir Badawi     Arik     Edret Sabi Abel     Kwarareports.com     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Frootify     Tafida Of Kaiama     Asa     Mumeen Lah     Sidikat Akaje     Mohammed Abdulahi     Tuesday Assayomo     Aliyu Sabi     Ojo Fadumila     Gbugbu International Market    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Tsado Manman     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Habeeb Saidu     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Titus Ashaolu     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Wahab Egbewole     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Hamid Bobboyi     AGF Abdulrazaq     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Mamatu Abdullahi     Pius Abioje     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Baba-Isale     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     AGM Professional Services     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Wahab Abayawo     Isiaka Alikinla     Eleyele     Lai Mohammed     Ben Duntoye     Adedeji Onimago     Lanre Badmas     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Ajase-Ipo     Olatunde Oyeyiola     NSCIA     Joseph Bamigboye     Abdulhakeem Amao     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     High Court     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Jelili Yusuf     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Adegoke Bamidele     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Gwanara     Benin Republic     Galland Marcias     David Oyedepo     KWASAA     Mufutau Olatinwo     IDPU     Elesie Of Esie     Kola Ologbondiyan     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Aliyu Muhammed     Waheed Ibrahim     A.O. Belgore     Ndama Al-hassan     Bisi Kristien     Segun Olawoyin     Onilu     Bayo Ajia     Kwara State Government     Manzuma     Yakub Ali-Agan     Anilelerin     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Olaosebikan     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Sarkin Malamai     Olatunde Olukoya     Kassim Babamale     Oko-Erin     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Apado     Peter Amogbonjaye     Pilgrims Board     Idiagbon     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital