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I Saw Antelope, Shot At It, But Turned To Human Being, Hunter Tells Police

“I saw an antelope in the bush, which I shot at with my dane gun; but was surprised when I went to pick the antelope and met Baba Imam on the ground.”

This was the statement of a hunter who was arrested by police for killing the chief Imam in Osun State, Adegun Yusuf.

The 78-year-old Islamic cleric was a resident of Alaguntan village in Orile-Owu, Aiyedaade Local Government Area.

Police Public Relations Officer, S.P Yemisi Opalola said that on April 17, at about 11:30 a.m, a complainant from the Ogbere Oloba area of Ibadan reported the matter at a police station, that the Imam of Alaguntan was shot dead by a hunter from the same village.

Opaola said that the shooter confessed to the alleged crime which occurred when he was on a hunting expedition.

“He saw an antelope in the bush, which he shot at with his dane gun; he was surprised when he went to pick the antelope and met Baba Imam on the ground.”

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The police spokesman said that the suspect would be charged to court after the completion of investigation.

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