Ex-Ogun Councillor Shot Dead in Abeokuta, Details Emerge
- Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have sent Hon. Mutiu Akinbami, popularly referred to as Igor, to an early grave
- Reports making the rounds on Saturday disclosed that the assailant trailed the politician from his home before they shot and killed him in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital
- As of the time of filling this report, the Ogun state police command has not released an official statement regarding the unfortunate development
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Abeokuta, Ogun state - Unknown gunmen suspected to be members of a secret cult have shot and killed Hon. Mutiu Akinbami, popularly referred to as Igor.
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How Ogun ex-councillor Akinbami was killed
The victim, who was said to be a disabled man, was killed on Friday night, November 15, while riding a motorcycle in Abeokuta, Ogun state.
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Akinbami, who had lost his left leg years ago and was using an iron rod for mobility, was attacked at around 6.13pm near the Brewery Bus Stop and Olomoore Junction. He was accompanied by his daughter at the time of the attack.
His assailants, suspected cultist, were said to have driven a tinted Toyota Hilux with an unknown registration number.
Eyewitnesses, including members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) near the scene, revealed that the assailants had trailed Akinbami from his residence in the Olomoore Federal Housing Estate before carrying out the attack. They fled the scene after carrying out the attack.
As of the time of filling this report, the Ogun state police command has not released an official statement regarding the murder.
PM News reported the development in its publication on Saturday, November 16.
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Gunmen kill Ogun APC chieftain, Adeleke Adeyinka
In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that Adeyinka Adeleke, an All Progressives Congress (APC) councilorship candidate for Ibara ward 15, was shot and killed by suspected gunmen on Saturday, October 12
Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants arrived in a tinted vehicle, shot Adeleke at close range
Legit.ng reports that the police in Ogun disclosed that Adeyinka was killed by suspected cultists
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