Aregbesola Ogbara, son of the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Atakumosa East Local Council Development Authority, Gbenga Ogbara, has narrated how gunmen attacked his father and shot him dead in their house in Igangan, Osun State.
InsightMedia has reported that Ogbara was killed in the early hours of Monday at his residence. The attackers also injured his wife and son.
Aregbesola in who spoked from tje hospital bed in a shot video said his father was lured out of their house before he was killed.
He also said he was hit by a bullet when the gunmen that killed his father were shooting sporadically.
“We just returned from the shop but my dad was in the house. I saw some people who rode motorcycles past us. When we got to the house, someone knocked on the door and asked for my dad.
“He went to the door, opened it, and moved towards the gate. The people waiting for him outside brought out gun and before he could turn, they shot him repeatedly and he fell. The men continued shooting and I was hit in the hand,” he said.
Also, Osun State Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said the deceased was killed in his house by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
She said, “He was killed in his home in Igangan. More details will be provided later but we have immediately commenced work to unravel the mystery behind the incident.”
In the meantime, Osun State Government has called for calm over the development. The government condoled with the family of the deceased, adding that justice will prevail in the matter.
In a statement by Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, the government also condemned the murder of the party chieftain.
Speaking further on the killing of the late APC Chairman, Government also counselled residents and citizens not to take the laws into their own hands, as security operatives have been mandated to beef up security around the area.
“As a government, we are resolved to do everything possible to protect citizens from actual and potential threats. To this end, we have ordered security beef up around the Igangan area.
“We have also directed security operatives to launch an extensive manhunt so as to fish out those responsible for the killing of the late APC chieftain.
“Government enjoins all citizens to be peaceful and to be law-abiding as all efforts shall be made to protect them and their property at all times, ” the Government added.
