CITIZENS COMPASS-:A vigilante leader, Muhammed Oke and three other person’s, have been reportedly killed by suspected gunmen within two days in Ogun State.
The vigilante leader was killed at Oke Isaga/Ilewo-Orile in Abeokuta-North Local Government and others killed by kidnappers at different locations.
The incidents occurred between Thursday and Friday, November 3 and 4, 2022..
The vigilante leader was shot dead at about 8:30 am on Thursday, after he reportedly received distress calls from some residents that gunmen were sighted inside a bush.
As he got to the said place where the gunmen were hibernating, they were said to have opened fire on him.
The Ogun State police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident, saying the suspects would be arrested in no time.
Oke was, until his death, the Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ward 15.
In the same vein, two persons were reportedly killed in a cult clash that ensued between youths of Ogere and Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Friday.
It was learnt that the clash was triggered by a boundary dispute between Ogere and Iperu.
In the incident, one Bayo Rabiu, who is a cousin of the former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Dare Kadiri, was said to have been killed by a stray bullet.
It was learnt that Rabiu was returning with three other people in a vehicle when the incident happened.
Confirming the incident, the lawmaker appealed for calm among Ago-Iwoye youths, saying he had reported the matter to Governor Dapo Abiodun, an indigene of Iperu.
“It is a sad day for the Kadiri’s family of Odosinusi Ago Iwoye. He is one of the pride of our family and the breadwinner of his immediate family. But, as Muslims, we believe it is the wish of Allah,” Kadiri said.
The Ogun police image maker said the matter was being investigated, saying no arrest had been made yet.
