The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the homicide of 40-year-old Adeleke Adeyinka, the All Progressives Congress councillorship candidate, for Abeokuta South Native Authorities.
DAILY POST had reported that the deceased, a former youth chief of Abeokuta South Native Authorities, was aspiring for the put up of councilor of Ward 15 within the forthcoming November 16 native authorities elections.
Confirming the incident in a press release made accessible to DAILY POST, the police PRO, Omolola Odutola, mentioned the perpetrators of the crime who got here in an unregistered Toyota Corolla sport automobile fled the scene to unknown location.
She famous that his corpse had been taken away for burial with out examination or post-mortem.
Odutola mentioned: ” A capturing incident and homicide occurred round 12:30 pm. The assailants opened hearth, killing 40-year-old Adeyinka Adeleke who was left useless on the scene earlier than the perpetrators fled to an unknown location.
“A involved citizen reported that unknown people, believed to be cultists arrived in a Toyota Corolla sport automobile, armed with a pump motion shotgun and a pistol.
“One other particular person, Adesanya Adeyinka, requested the physique for burial with out in search of a physician’s examination or post-mortem.”
Odutola said that efforts have been ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects as investigation had commenced.
Adeyinka was mentioned to be a transport union employee within the Panseke space of Abeokuta throughout his lifetime.
