Assasins murders Ogun chief

Firstclass newsline learnt that some yet to be identified assasins on
Wednesday assassinated an Egba Chief, Moses Oyebade.
He was killedn his house at Ikanna compound in the Ago-Oba area of the
Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The victim, who was the Oluwo of Ikanna, was said to have been shot by
his assailants while sleeping in his bedroom at about 12am on
Wednesday.
The gunmen were said to have shot at him through the window of the room.
It was learnt that Oyebade, who marked his 75th birthday in Lagos two
weeks ago, was the only occupant at the time of the incident.
Other chiefs in the community later reported the incident at the Ibara
Police Station, Abeokuta.
The police came down to the house and forced the door to Oyebade's
house open and took his corpse to a mortuary in the area.
The first son of the deceased, Mr. Oluyemi Oyebade, said he got the
news of his father's death through a telephone call from his brother.
He said he had earlier been informed that some unknown persons were
trailing his father.
He added that some gunmen had on two occasions, visited the house but
they could not gain access into the building. He said their inability
to gain entrance into the building during their two attempts was the
reason his father was shot through the window the third time.
He said, "My father was sleeping in his bedroom. The bed is close to
the window. As the glass was broken, he woke up to see what happened.
He took his torch to see who was there.
"That was how he was shot. The first gunshot hit him in the hand. They
shot him again. They shot him three times."
Oluyemi expressed displeasure that none of his father's neighbours
came out after the gunmen had left to assist his father.
He said he believed his father might not have died if he had been
quickly taken to a hospital.
He said, "Nobody came to his aid. The neighbours could have assisted
him, but they pretended as if they did not know what happened."
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed
the incident, adding that the assailants left a note at the victim's
residence.
He said, "Some men went to the house of Apena of Ikanna, Chief Moses
Oyebade, broke his window and shot him at 12am on Wednesday.
"We have examined the place and recovered a note which contained a
message written in both English and Yoruba languages.
"The note read thus, 'Useless man,Onidokudo(promiscuous)'. In our
preliminary investigation, it could be a case of assassination. We
will invite some people for interrogation.
"The state Police Commissioner, Valentine Ntomchukwu, has directed
that the case be transferred to the Department of Criminal
Investigation. The perpetrators will not go scot- free."
Firstclassnewsline.net