A Councillorship candidate in Abeokuta South local government area of Ogun state, Adeleke Adeyinka has been reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen around the popular Oke ilewo in the state capital.
Mr Adeyinka from ward 15, is the candidate for the forthcoming local government elections slated for the 16th of November under the All Progressives Congress.
According to eyewitness, the assillants came in a tinted glass car shot him and later hit him with a stone before driving away from the scene of the incident.
The Police Public Relations officer in the state, Omolola Odutola has confirmed the incident
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“The incident was reported around 12:30 pm when a concerned citizen reported that unknown individuals believed to be cultists arrived in an unregistered Toyota Corolla Sport car with a pump action shotgun and pistol at JIDE Jones ,Oke ilewo in Ibara, the assillants opened fire killing 40 year old Adeyinka Adeleke before they filed to an unknown location” she…