Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Wednesday murdered an Egba Chief, Moses Oyebade.
Oyebade was assassinated in his residence at Ikanna compound in the Ago-Oba area of the Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The victim, who was until his demise the Oluwo of Ikanna, was said to have been shot by his assailants while sleeping in his bedroom at about 12am on Wednesday.
It was gathered that Oyebade, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday in Lagos two weeks ago, was the only occupant in the house when the gunmen came.
The first son of the deceased, Oluyemi Oyebade, who confirmed the sad incident, said he got the news of his father’s death through a telephone call from his brother.
He said, “My father was sleeping in his bedroom. The bed is close to the window. As the glass was broken, he woke up to see what happened. He took his torch to see who was there.
“That was how he was shot. The first gunshot hit him in the hand. They shot him again. They shot him three times.”
He said, “Nobody came to his aid. The neighbours could have assisted him, but they pretended as if they did not know what happened.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident, adding that the assailants left a note at the victim’s residence.
He said, “Some men went to the house of Apena of Ikanna, Chief Moses Oyebade, broke his window and shot him at 12 am on Wednesday.
“We have examined the place and recovered a note which contained a message written in both English and Yoruba languages.
“The note read thus, ‘Useless man, Onidokudo (promiscuous)’. In our preliminary investigation, it could be a case of assassination. We will invite some people for interrogation.
“The state Police Commissioner, Valentine Ntomchukwu, has directed that the case be transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation. The perpetrators will not go scot- free”.
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