Muhammed Oke, the leader of a vigilante group in Isaga/Ilewo-Orile, Abeokuta-North Local Government Area, Ogun State, was assassinated by assailants.
A distress call led to the death of the vigilante leader at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.Information Guide Nigeria
Oke served as the chairman of ward 15 for the African Democratic Congress, Isaga/Ilewo-Orile on the council.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the occurrence on Saturday and stated that an inquiry has been launched.
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Oyeyemi said, “It’s true he was killed. What I heard is that some people said they saw some gunmen hiding at a place and they now called the man, since he is a vigilante in the community; so they went there to attack those gunmen.
“On getting there, the gunmen had laid ambush for them and that’s how he got shot. One person died while one was injured.
“But we have commenced an investigation into it.”
He refuted the idea that it was an assassination by stating that the command would not limit the scope of the probe.
The circumstances behind the killing of the vigilante leader, according to Oyeyemi, will be revealed by the police probe.
Oyeyemi said, “We cannot jump into conclusion that it’s an assassination case. When you are jumping into conclusion, the implication is that, your mind will be diverted in the course of investigation.
“So, we don’t speculate until we find out the real fact of the matter. But the fact remains that the man was killed by some gunmen.
“I am not aware the man was an ADC chairman. I am not aware of him being a chairman of a political party; I am only aware he is a member of vigilante group and hunter.”JAMB Result
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