Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins, have killed the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Atakumosa East Central Local Government Area of Osun state, Chief Gbenga Ogbara.
Chief Ogbara was shot dead in his sitting room in the early hours of Monday in Igangan, his hometown.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Osogbo, the state capital.
She said: “The APC Chairman was killed around 12 am by some gunmen. Policemen have been deployed to the area as investigation is ongoing on the matter.”
Meanwhile, his corpse has been deposited at Wesley Guild Hospital in Ilesa.
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