Unknown gunmen have shot dead one Isaac Orisadeyi Adedokun, the younger brother to the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters in Oyo state, Mrs Funmilayo Orisadeyi.

The incident happened on Tuesday night along Nihort- Idi-Isin, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

Mrs Orisadeyi confirmed the incident to journalists in Ibadan on Wednesday. She said two hospitals rejected the victim on the ground of non-provision of Police report before he died.

According to reports, the 45-year-old deceased was a passenger on a motorcycle while going home from work around 8 pm on Tuesday night when he fell victim to gunmen who were trying to snatch the bike from the rider.

It was further gathered that when the motorcyclist resisted attempts to snatch the motorcycle, the armed men shot and killed the victim.

According to the source, it was another motorcyclist passing by the spot of the incident that alerted the public on the development.