Tragedy involving prominent Nigerian politician shot dead in Abeokuta, details emerge

• Armed men, believed to be cult members, attacked Hon. Mutiu Akinbami, popularly called Igor, after an early grave
• Reports making the rounds on Saturday indicated that the attacker followed the politician from his home before they shot and killed him in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
• As at the time of compiling this report, the Ogun State Police Command has not yet released any official statement on the unfortunate development

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has more than two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Abeokuta, Ogun State – Unknown gunmen suspected of being members of a secret cult have killed Hon. Mutiu Akinbami, popularly called Igor.

How Ogun ex-councillor Akinbami was killed

The victim, said to be a disabled man, was killed while riding a motorcycle in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Friday evening, November 15.

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Akinbami, who had lost his left leg years ago and used an iron bar for mobility, was attacked near the Brewery Bus Stop and Olomoor Junction at around 6.13pm. He was accompanied by his daughter at the time of the attack.

His attackers, believed to be cult members, are said to have driven a tinted Toyota Hilux with an unknown license plate.

Eyewitnesses, including members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) who were at the scene, revealed that the attackers had tracked Akinbami from his residence in the Olomoore Federal Housing Estate before carrying out the attack. They fled after the attack.

As at the time of compiling this report, the Ogun State Police Command has not yet released any official statement on the killing.

PM News confirmed the development in its publication on Saturday, November 16.

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Gunmen kill the leader of Ogun APC, Adeleke Adeyinka

In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that Adeyinka Adeleke, a councilor candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ward 15 of Ibara, was shot and killed by suspected gunmen on Saturday, October 12.

Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers arrived in a tinted vehicle and shot Adeleke at close range

Legit.ng reports that the police in Ogun have revealed that Adeyinka was killed by suspected cult members

Source: Legit.ng