Mother Of The Killed Ondo Driver Seeks Justice

Mrs Mojisola Olorunfemi, mother of Tope Olorunfemi who was killed by some people in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday has urged the state government to ensure that those behind the death are brought to account.

Tope, whose car reportedly killed two persons and injured others in Akure’s Ijoka neighborhood, was lynched while some locals set fire to his car.
They were stated to have allegedly uncovered some goods in his car, sparking suspicion that he was a ‘Yahoo boy.’

But addressing with journalists at her residence in Akure, on Wednesday, the mourning mother said the deceased was a driver and not a fraudster as alleged.

She said the deceased was based in Lagos and was in Akure with his wife for an Easter celebration when the incident occurred.

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Mrs Olorunfemi said, “On Monday morning, it was his father that called me and said some people were beating our son (Tope). By the time I rushed down there, I met him in a pool of his blood. They lynched him.

“I wanted him rescued. Even his sibling, Oyindamola Olorunfemi, was there with me. But the mob resisted me and they also hit me with a plank. They stopped me from rescuing my son.

“The claims that they found fetish items inside my son’s vehicle are tissues of lies. The piggy bank that was found inside his car belongs to his wife. It is not a casket as alleged.

“The clothes found inside his car were the ones belonging to his wife and child. My son has been a hustler since his childhood age. He had engaged in many menial jobs like bricklaying before he started the driving job.”

While seeking justice on the matter, the deceased’s mother, called on the government to fight for her “by ensuring that those who killed my son are brought to book. I don’t have anyone but I know I have God and the government will fight for me.”

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