Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have reportedly killed an Ibadan socialite, Teslim Akinpelu, otherwise called Gatuso.
The victim was said to have been attacked on Saturday evening by the suspected armed robbers at Town House Hotel.
The hotel is said to be owned by a prominent politician in Oyo State.
It was gathered that Gatuso arrived at the hotel to have a good time with some of his friends when he ran into the armed robbers who were just leaving the hotel premises.
The robbers were said to have successfully completed an operation in the hotel, carting away valuables belonging to staff and guests when they sighted Gatuso making a call. He was gunned down at a close range.
His body has since been deposited in the mortuary. Unconfirmed report had it that he would be buried today (Sunday) according to Muslim rites.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, in an interview on Sunday, said, “Teslim Akinpelu, a.k.a Gatuso was shot dead by four armed men at Town Hotel, NTC, Iyaganku at about 12:45 am. They pretended to be lodgers before carying out their evil intention.”
