By Kayode Afolabi, Ore

Panic gripped residents of Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, as a motorcyclist identified as Nazifi Ibrahim was gruesomely killed by unknown assailants.

The incident occurred yesterday at about 10:40 p.m. on Alafia Street, along the Ore/Benin Expressway.

According to a source, the motorcyclist, who hailed from Northern Nigeria, had taken a passenger to Alafia Street from Ore before he was gruesomely killed by yet-to-be-identified motorcycle snatchers.

“We don’t know what transpired between the deceased and the unknown assailants before he was shot dead,” the source said.

The remains of the victim have been buried according to Islamic rites in Ore.

A police source who confirmed the incident to our correspondent said an investigation to unravel the culprits, with a view to facilitating their arrest and prosecution, has commenced.

Details later.