A leader of the All Progressives Congress in
Ekiti State, Bunmi Ojo, was shot dead on Friday night at a football match
viewing centre in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, witnesses said.
Mr Ojo, a former personal assistant to former
Gov. Segun Oni, was attacked by unknown persons at the centre located around
Ajitadidun area in Ado Ekiti, during the Manchester United and Leicester City
opening match of the European Premier League.
Witnesses said the gunmen shot Mr Ojo in the
head before escaping, causing pandemonium at the centre.
The victim was also a former commissioner in
the Federal Character Commission.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state
in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, lamented
the loss, describing it as a “brutish end to a blossoming life and career”.
“Those who knew Bunmi (Ojo) cannot but liked
him, he was an easy-going and upright politician who cultivated friendship in
both high and low places, which endeared him to many people,” he said.
The statement said his killing could not be far
from “political machinations” and said the assailants were tools of a devilish
politician in the state.
“We will not rest until the assailants are
fished out. This is a test of efficiency for the police and other security
operatives,” Mr Olatunbosun said.
The party blamed the Ayo Fayose-led state
government for the insecurity in the state.
“Let it be known that the present state
government is not free from all the insecurities pervading our state and will
be held responsible as the mastermind. We deserve an explanation as to why
Bunmi Ojo should be killed without provoking anyone,” he said.
In his reaction, the Ekiti State
Governor-Elect, Kayode Fayemi, expressed shock and sadness over the
development, and commiserated with the deceased family and urged the police to
find the killers
Mr Fayemi in a statement by his media office,
Wole Olujobi, said the killing of the politician was a sad commentary that
shattered the relative peace the state had enjoyed after the July 14
governorship poll.
- Premium Times
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