Gunmen Kill Ekiti Councillor

Unknown gunmen last Friday night murdered the councillor of Ward 9 in Ado Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
The deceased, Hon Deji Akeredolu, was also an aide to Mr Deji Ogunsakin, the running mate of the Ekiti PDP gubernatorial candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola.
Father of the deceased, Jacob Akeredolu, a 72-year-old retiree, told journalists at his residence at the Bojuri area of Ado Ekiti yesterday that the victim had been buried on Saturday.
The bereaved father said that after the victim, who was his second son, was certified dead at the hospital, policemen from Okeila Division in Ado Ekiti brought the remains to his house on Friday night.
The father, who described the slain son as breadwinner of the extended family, said: “Deji was an easy-going, kind-hearted and lovely son. I don’t know why this should happen”.
In a telephone chat with our source, Mr Deji Ogunsakin described the deceased as an easy going person, saying it was a sad development.
Ogunsakin decried the security situation in the state, saying that: “The crime rate in the state is at alarming rate, within a week, four different killings of innocent people by bandits have occurred, another still happened in Ikere Ekiti.
“The state governor, Kayode Fayemi should ensure the situation is tackled.
“I am also calling the state Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Bello to address the situation as Ekiti is no longer safe for the residents.”
Mr Ogunsakin, while speaking with journalists on phone, from outside the state, described the deceased as a vibrant young man full of energy.
“He was a man of many parts. Trained in fashion designing (tailoring), he recently informed me he has even set up a fashion house to engage his wife and himself. He never deserve such a painful death,” he said.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, told journalists on phone yesterday that he had not been properly briefed.
Ikechuwu said: “I’m yet to be briefed. Once I am briefed, I will let you know. I am not telling you that I am not aware, but I am yet to be properly briefed. This is my response as the PPRO of the state command.”