Gunmen Kill APC Councilorship Candidate In Ogun 

Abeokuta, Ogun State- Suspected gunmen on Saturday afternoon shot and killed Adeyinka Adeleke, a councilorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Jide Jones area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area, Ogun State.

Adeleke, who was vying for the councilorship seat in Ward 15, Abeokuta South, ahead of the November 16 local government elections, was reportedly ambushed by the assailants while on his way to a political meeting.

It was gathered that the assailants stormed the area in a tinted car while shooting sporadically.

Punch reports that the incident that the gunmen attacked Adeleke, shot at him and left him in the pool of his blood.

A video of the incident which surfaced online showed the lifeless body of Adeleke while sympathisers’ voices were heard in the background wailing.

An anonymous source said that the incident created palpable tension in the area as residents scampered for safety.

“Some gunmen killed the All Progressives Congress councilorship candidate for Ibara Ward 15, Adeyinka Adeleke, today.

“The gunmen came in a tinted car, shot him, and hit him with stones till he died. There was tension in the area as people were scampering for safety.”

Another source, who sought anonymity, narrated that the assailants arrived in a tinted car from which one of them stepped out, shot Adeyinka at close range and later smashed his head ensuring that the victim was dead.

The deceased was said to have been a transport union worker in the Panseke area of Abeokuta during his lifetime.

“The Killing happened around 2 pm, it took everybody by surprise… No one knows if it is a cultist attack or not. The people in the area are already locking their shops, everywhere is tensed up now, it is so sad,” the source said.

A senior police officer in the area confirmed the incident, noting that the family had taken custody of the deceased’s body.

The officer said, “Yes, the incident occurred. The family chose to take the body for burial.”