We have commenced investigation into assassination of Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator – Police

Alaba Abe, also known as Excel, the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) return officer for the recently held governorship primary election in Supare Akoko, South West council area of Ondo state, has reportedly been slain.

In the April 20 governorship primary election, Abe—who was also the party’s ward 10 coordinator in the council area—acted as Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s returning officer.

The confirmation of the victim’s death came from Samuel Abbey, the eldest brother.

Samuel claimed that on Saturday night, about nine o’clock at night, his brother was killed in front of his home.

The governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Group has swiftly responded by pleading with the state’s police forces to shield its members from ruthless adversaries.

In a statement released by the organization’s State Information Director, Mr. Kayode Fasua, the campaign group condemned the horrific murder of the ward coordinator, but added that “the late Excel, was a resourceful coordinator, campaigning for the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa until he was gruesomely murdered.”

Fasua said that “he was shot in his Supare home on April 27.

He described the incident as a rude shock to members of the party in the council area, working for the election of the governor, come November, this year.

Also reacting, the Akoko Southwest Local Government Director-General for the campaign group, David Ajobiewe, equally described the incident as a rude shock.

“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 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.

Meanwhile, the Convener of the campaign group Dr. Oladipupo Okeyomi, has expressed the heartfelt condolences of Governor Aiyedatiwa, as well as the lamentation of the campaign group and the leadership of the APC in Ondo State, on the tragic loss.

He described the incident as terrible and uncalled for, expressing his sympathy with the family members, friends, and associates of the late Excel.

Contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, said that ” In brief, the command is aware of the incident at Supare, investigation is ongoing to unravel all that happened.