Gunmen kill popular Akure socialite, SayBayo

A socialite, Sunday Bayo, better known as Saybayo has been killed by gunmen in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

It was gathered that the deceased was declared missing by his family and friends on Sunday, December 9, 2023.

However, Bayo, 43, was later found in a pool of blood in his car inside one of the popular residential estates in the Ijapo area of Akure metropolis in the wee hours of Monday.

A friend of the deceased, who pleaded anonymity due to the ongoing investigation over the murder, revealed that the case has been reported at the Ijapo Police Station.

Spokesman of the State Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who confirmed the incident, added that security agencies have launched an investigation into the murder case.