There was chaos in Ondo State after the campaign coordinator for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in Supare, Akoko South-West Local Government Area, Alaba Abbey, was killed by gunmen.
Abbey was attacked and killed by the gunmen at his residence in Supare.
The sad incident happened on Saturday, April 27.
The elder brother of the deceased, Samuel Abbey, said the assailants struck at about 9:00 p.m.
To him, it was shortly after his brother returned home and was relaxing in front of his house.
A Resourceful Coordinator
Meanwhile, the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers Independent Council (LACO-FSIC)-SF, condemned the murder of its member.
The group urged security agencies to give protection to its members across the state.
The information director of the organisation, Kayode Fasua, said the deceased was actively involved in campaigning for the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa until his untimely demise.
Investigations
He said: “Excel had been a resourceful coordinator for the Aiyedatiwa campaign organisation in Ward 10 of Supare.
“He 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”.
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Before his death, Alaba Abbey was the Returning Officer for the recently concluded All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo state.
He was also the ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF), in Ward 10 in the locality.
