Gunmen have killed the manager of a hotel belonging to Nigeria’s ex-Nigeria international footballer, Osaze Odemwingie, located at Erediauwa Street, off Upper Sokponba Road, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State.

The name of the hotel manager killed on Sunday was given as, Osato Okunkpolo, married to a journalist, Anita Okunkpolo working with a local tabloid in Bénin City.

Sources at the hotel said the gunmen gained access to the hotel at about 9 p.m. and shot Mr Okunkpola dead.

Edo Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, a deputy superintendent of police, who confirmed the incident, said Mr Okunkpolo was hit by a bullet in a shootout between two rival cult groups.

Mr Nwabuzor said members of Eiye and Aye engaged in a shootout in the area on Sunday night.

“The incident is true. It is true that a murder occurred at Odewingie Hotel on the February 17, 2019.

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