Mrs Funmi Folorunso, the wife of top officer of the National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW) and former branch chairman of Ado Garage, Comrade Marcus Folorunso has been killed by gunmen in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

The mother of one was shot dead inside her car as she approached her residence at Oda Road, in the Kajola area of Akure around 10:pm on Monday, December 28.

It was gathered that the assailants had trailed the woman to her house from an undisclosed location.

Mrs Folorunso was laid to rest at family residence on Tuesday, December 29.