Unknown gunmen have killed Alaba Abbey, one of the campaign coordinators to incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, popularly called Excel.
Excel, who served as a ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF), was gunned down in his home in Supare Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area.
The late politician served as the returning officer for the All Progressives Congress in Ward 10 in the recently concluded primary of the ruling party in the state.
A younger brother to the deceased, Mr Samuel Abbey, who confirmed the sad development, revealed that his elder brother was shot and killed in front of his house.
Meanwhile, the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot-Soldiers (LACO-FS) has condemned the gruesome murder of Abbey.
LACO-FS also called on security agencies, particularly the police authorities to protect its members from such assailants.
The campaign organisation in a statement by its spokesperson, Kayode Fasua, said the late Abbey was actively involved in the campaign activities of Aiyedatiwa until his death.
Director-General of LACO-FS in Akoko Southwest Local Government, David Ajobiewe, described Abbey’s assassination as a big tragedy.
He said, “Excel had been a resourceful coordinator for the Aiyedatiwa campaign organisation in Ward 10 of Supare and was never known to be violent and never had any history of a local or domestic dispute.
“We urge the police authorities to step up investigations into his gruesome murder and bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book.”
State Police Public Relations, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said the state command had launched an investigation into the brutal killings.
“The state command is aware of the incident (killing) but investigation is ongoing to unravel all that happened,” she said.