Gunmen kill Accord Party stalwart’s guard

The Oyo State Police Command is investigating the killing of the house guard of a prominent member of Accord Party in Ibadan.

The guard, identified as Pa P. A.Oyadotun, was killed by yet to be identified gunmen who invaded the Sawmill residence of his boss, Mr. Soji Oladejo, a chieftain of the party in Ibadan, in the early hours of yesterday.

Though the politician claimed it was an assassination attempt on him, the police said they could not conclude yet  on what actually led to the crime.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Deputy Superintendent of Police Olabisi Ilobanafor, who confirmed the incident, the police would not limit their investigation to robbery attack.

The hoodlums reportedly broke the walls of their victim’s house at Ogbere Moradeyo, Sawmill area of Ibadan but could not get Oladejo.

Speaking on the attack, the politician said he escaped death narrowly. He said he was in a nearby church praying when the attackers struck.

He said: “The assassins struck around 2.05 a.m and forcefully entered my house after breaking through the fence. They killed the guard and threatened to kill all members of my household if I was not produced.

“They thought I was inside my car so they fired several shots at it.

“After dealing with my household and confirmed that I was not in the house, they left taking away one of my children’s laptops.”

The remains of the killed guard were still in the house at press time.

Meantime, men of the state command, weekend, in two different operations, killed four suspected robbers after gun battles.