Founder of Oko-Oloyun Worldwide and De-Fayus International, Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun, has been shot dead.
Yusuf was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Igbo-Ora-Eruwa Road in Oyo State.
Police in Oyo confirmed the killing on Thursday, saying the shooting took place around 4:30 pm on the road while traveling to Iseyin, Oyo State.
Yusuf, who until his death was the President of the Physiotherapists’ Association of Nigeria, is the manufacturer of popular Yoyo Bitters and Fijk Flusher among other herbal products.
Oyo police spokesman, Gbenga Fadeyi, said the police commissioner, Shina Olukolu, had visited the scene of the incident with some deputy commissioners for an on-the-spot fact-finding mission.
Mr Fadeyi said the police commissioner had directed a “high-powered manhunt” for the gunmen.
It was learnt that the deceased was trailed from Lagos until the location where he was killed.
