Executive Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area, Lagos, Ramotalai Hassan, has narrated how an All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Kayode Samuel, popularly called, “Epo Kinkin,” was shot dead in Agboju area, Lagos, during a campaign flag-off for the re-election of APC candidates for July 24 Local Government election.
The Popular National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) who doubled as a council Vice Chairman of the ruling APC, Samuel was shot dead at the flag-off of the party’s local government campaign at Oriade Local Development Area, Thursday evening.
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Hassan, while commiserating with the bereaved family, urged the state Police Command to fish out the perpetrator(s) of the dastardly act.
Meanwhile, Hassan, condemning the act in its entirety, stated it was uncalled for.
She described Samuel as a loving, peaceful, loyal, and hardworking executive member of APC in Oriade LCDA.
“The campaign flag-off had been held and concluded successfully and peacefully, everybody inside the hall, including a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Amuwo Odofin 2, Olawale Rauf Age-Sulaiman were leaving, when suddenly some miscreants surged towards the lawmaker, with the intent to obtain money from him,” Hassan narrated to Vanguard.
She further said, “In the ensuing melee, while trying to shield Olawale from the miscreants, Samuel stepped in front of him, the next thing that happened thereafter was the sound of a gunshot from the crowd.
“Everyone ran helter-skelter for safety after the gun shot, but Samuel was subsequently seen lying on the ground in a pool of his blood as he was the one hit by the bullet.
“He was struggling for help before he was quickly rushed to Nigeria Navy Reference Hospital, Alakija, where he was confirmed dead.”
Hassan, however, stressed that the gruesome murder had nothing to do with the campaign flag off exercise as all the nine candidates vying for elective positions during the July 24 local government election in the state, were unanimously adopted by APC leaders and members in Oriade LCDA, during the just in concluded local government party primaries.
The council chairman, who was a former member of the state House of Assembly commiserated with the family of the deceased and all members of APC in the council area.
She urged the State Police to carry out a thorough investigation of the unfortunate and bring to book the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
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