Murder of PDP member: APC governorship aspirant, 25 others arrested

A governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) is among the 26 persons being quizzed yesterday by the police over the murder of a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member who was killed on Sunday at Ibeju-Lekki area of the state.

 This was revealed by the Lagos State Police Command spokesman, Kenneth Nwosu. The image maker, who refused to disclose the name of the aspirant, said that a pump action gun was found inside the governorship aspirant’s car.

His words: “We’ve arrested 26 persons in connection with the killings of the PDP members. Yes, we also arrested a governorship aspirant and recovered a gun from his car. He would now have to explain to the police how he acquired the gun. The man needs to tell us what he was doing with the pump action found in his car and if his explanations are not satisfactory, we’ll charge him to court.”

Mr. Sikiru Lamidi Ogboye, a PDP Agent, was shot dead, allegedly on the orders of a chieftain of the All People’s Congress (APC) by suspected thugs, while he monitored the PVC Distribution exercise.

Police from Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah in Ibeju-Lekki, where the report was made, immediately arrested two APC chieftains over the Sunday killing.

Those arrested yesterday included: An APC Governorship Aspirant, Dr. Tola Kasali, and a Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor, Alhaji Muslim Tele Folami.

According to eyewitness accounts, the shooting took place around 2pm.

PDP chieftains reported that Ogboye was monitoring the exercise at the Oriledu Ibeju-Lekki area, when he asked to be given the accurate number of those who had so far collected PVCs.

“Governor Fashola’s Special Adviser immediately asked his party’s thugs to deal with him, and one of them produced a gun and shot him point blank,” a PDP chieftain narrated.

Police waded in to investigate the incident and later found guns on some APC supporters.

The initial report was made to policemen at the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah in Ibeju-Lekki, who arrested the culprits.

Bemoaning the killing, a PDP chieftain, Chief Bode Oyedele, described it as a wicked and needless action that snuffed out the life of an enterprising, young man.

He said it was a bad sign that highlighted the violent do-or-die politics that APC had marshaled out for opponents in Lagos and the entire country towards the 2015 elections.

Oyedele said anyone found culpable in Ogboye’s killing must be made to face the law.