By Folorunso Ojo, Akure
The Ondo State Police Command said it had begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Alaba Abe, one of the ward Campaign Coordinators of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
The deceased was among Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinators during last Saturday’s All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Ondo State, which Aiyedatiwa won.
Abe, popularly known by his nickname, Excel, was reportedly assassinated by some gunmen in Supare Akoko, Akoko South-West Area of the state on Saturday evening.
This incident happened barely a week after the APC held its governorship primary across the 18 local government areas of the state.
The deceased was also said to be the Returning Officer for the party’s primary at Ward 10 in the council area.
It was gathered that the deceased was assassinated on Saturday night around 9 pm in front of his house at Supare Akoko.
When contacted on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident, saying the command was aware of it and had begun an investigation.
The PPRO said, “The command is aware of the incident at Supare; investigation is ongoing to unravel all that happened.”
Reacting, the Ondo APC Publicity Secretary, Mr. Alex Kalejaiye, described the incident as unfortunate and sad.
“It is very sad and unfortunate that one of our party men was killed but we only read about it on social media. The party can’t make any statement until it is properly briefed by the chairman of the local government of the deceased. We can’t be reacting to social media information,” Kalejaiye said.
