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Tension As High Ranking Traditional Chief Assassinated In Ogun
Gunmen have assassinated a high raking traditional chief in Sagamu, Sagamu local government area of Ogun state.
It was gathered that, the deceased, identified as Bashorun Abiodun was shot dead by yet-to-be identified gunmen at his residence on Monday night.
The deceased was the Baasegun of the Itunsokun community in Sagamu.
It was further gathered the gunmen, numbering about three, arrived the residence of the deceased around 8:00pm and shot him dead.
As at the time of filing this report, circumstances surrounding Abiodun’s death was still sketchy, but our correspondent gathered that the deceased had been buried according to Islamic rites.
When contacted, the State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu confirmed the incident, assuring that the police was doing everything possible to solve the murder.
“I have just returned from Sagamu, it is true, we are suspecting murder and we are on top of it.
“We are trying to unravel the mystery behind the death. I just returned from the scene in Sagamu now”, Alamutu said.
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