{"id":1227,"date":"2026-04-13T05:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2026-04-13T05:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:55:01","slug":"tension-as-vigilantes-allegedly-kill-20-year-old-in-ore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/tension-as-vigilantes-allegedly-kill-20-year-old-in-ore\/","title":{"rendered":"Tension as vigilantes allegedly kill 20-year-old in Ore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Residents of the Omotosho area of Ore in Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo State have been thrown into tension following the tragic killing of a 20-year old man, identified as Haruna Adamu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident reportedly occurred on April 11, 2026, at about 6:00 p.m., under circumstances that have generated concern and controversy within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eyewitness accounts indicated that the deceased was shot during an encounter with a group of suspected vigilantes operating in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, the vigilante group had earlier accosted the victim and others, allegedly demanding money before the situation escalated into a heated argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the course of the altercation, Haruna Adamu was shot in the head,\u201d a source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was gathered that passersby returning from work later discovered the lifeless body by the roadside and raised the alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also learnt that a cow, believed to belong to the deceased or his group, was found dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development has heightened fear and anxiety among residents, particularly within the Fulani community, with many calling for a thorough investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A security source who confirmed the incident said the deceased has since been buried according to Islamic rites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of the Omotosho area of Ore in Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo State have been thrown into tension following the tragic killing of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1229,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions\/1229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}