Ado Ekiti — There was
pandemonium at Ise Ekiti in Ise
Orun Local Government Area of
Ekiti State, yesterday, when a
trader whose name was given
simply as Austin shot his
landlord's daughter to death.

Reason for Austin's action was
not immediately known, but
Vanguard gathered that he shot
the girl after a minor augment.
Immediately the girl was shot,
according to reports, Austin, who
is from one of the eastern states,
made a futile bid to escape but
was caught by the mob.

Vanguard gathered that the killer
was set ablaze at a motor park.
The Divisional Police Officer, DPO,
of Ise police station was hit on
the head for attempting to
rescue Austin just before he was
lynched.

Austin, said to be in his late 30s
and a trader, reportedly shot the
girl in front of her father's house
at Iro Oraye area of the town.
Before Austin finally met his
waterloo, he was reportedly
taken to the palace of the
monarch of Ise Ekiti, Oba
Adetunji Ajayi possibly to save his
life, but the mob overpowered
the palace guards, took him to
the town's main motor park
where he was burnt.

The remains of the slain girl and
that of her alleged murderer,
already burnt beyond
recognition, have been deposited
at a mortuary in the town by the
police, while the injured DPO has
been hospitalised.

The Police Public Relations Officer
of the state command, Mr Victor
Babayemi said he was yet to be
briefed on the matter.