Oko Oloyun, Popular Traditional Medicine Expert, Shot Dead In Oyo State
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jan 24, 2020
Alhaji Fatai Yusuf popularly known as Oko Oloyun, a traditional medicine expert, has been shot dead.
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Oko Oloyun, who was the founder of Oko-Oloyun Worldwide and De-Fayus International, was confirmed killed on Thursday, by the Oyo State Police Command.
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The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Gbenga Fadeyi, said Oko Oloyun was killed around 4:30 p.m. on the road while traveling to Iseyin, Oyo State
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Fadeyi, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said thee Commissioner of Police (CP) Shina Olukolu had visited the scene of the incident with deputy commissioners for an on-the-spot fact-finding mission.
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Fadeyi said Olukolu had also directed a high-powered manhunt for the hoodlums who killed Oko Oloyun to bringing them to justice.
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Oko Oloyun, until his death, was the manufacturer of popular Yoyo Bitters and Fijk Flusher among other herbal medicines.
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He was killed by unknown gunmen on Igbo-Ora-Eruwa Road in Oyo State, on his way from Lagos.
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi