The Ondo State Police Command has launched an intense manhunt for those responsible for the gruesome killing of the Chief Executive Officer of Klass Five Hotel, Adesoji Adeleye.
Adeleye was reportedly stabbed to death in the early hours of Tuesday inside one of the rooms at the hotel, situated in the Arakale area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olayinka Alayande, stated that investigations are already underway.
“We have sent a team of detectives to the place, and we are on the trail of the perpetrators and as soon as we apprehend them, they will be brought to book. The case has been transferred to state police headquarters for discreet investigation,” he said.
According to eyewitness accounts, the hotel boss was fast asleep when the unknown attackers gained access to his room and carried out the fatal attack.
A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity disclosed that the assailants stormed the hotel premises under the cover of darkness, forcefully entered Adeleye’s room, and stabbed him multiple times, leaving him lifeless in a pool of his own blood.
“The deceased was seen hale and hearty amid his friends yesterday (Monday) night only to hear that this (Tuesday), some people came and stabbed him to death inside the room where he was sleeping,” the source said.
The tragic development was swiftly reported to the authorities, prompting a visit by detectives from the state command to the scene for preliminary investigations.
