Renowned alternative therapist, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun, was on Thursday shot dead by gunmen along Eruwa-Igboora Road in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State.
It was gathered that Yusuf was on his way from an outing around 4.30pm, when the gunmen fired at his vehicle. He was said to have been hit by one of the bullets and he died on the spot.
Confirming the incident, Oyo State Police spokesman, Gbenga Fadeyi, said the state Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, visited the scene and ordered an investigation into the incident.
“Gunmen attacked his vehicle on the Eruwa-Igboora Road in Ibarapa Central; they shot at his vehicle and he was hit by a bullet. Police personnel were immediately mobilised to the area and the Commissioner of Police has gone to the scene of the attack for an on-the-spot assessment and has deployed the police tactical team to trail the hoodlums and comb the area for possible arrest and prosecution.
“He has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident. The man’s corpse has been deposited in the Igbo-Ora General Hospital,” Fadeyi said.
Yusuf, until his death, was the President of the Physiotherapists’ Association of Nigeria, and the manufacturer of popular Yoyo Bitters, Fijk Flusher, among other popular herbal products.