Ten armed men suspected to be assassins, on this morning, invaded the premises of St. John's Anglican Church, Oke-Sopen, Ijebu-Igbo, in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State and killed a 70-year-old man, Chief Tola Okuneye, popularly known as "Ajagajigi".
Naija Chit-Chat learnt that the assailants stormed the premises of the church in two vehicles at about 11.00a.m, while the Sunday service was still on and they went directly to the pew where the deceased was sitting and shot him on the head.
An eyewitness at the church informed our Correspondent that Okuneye's assailants only took his life and fled the scene without taking anything away from him.
He said, " The service was on when we noticed that some boys numbering about ten armed to teeth entered the church and headed straight to where Chief Okuneye was sitting and shot him on the head. It was the time our preacher was about.
Another source informed Naija Chit-Chat that the deceased could have been killed due to many legal matters he has before the court.
Okuneye is a well known man in the town and neighbouring towns.He was among the earliest furniture makers in Ijebu area.
He is survived by six wives and over 20 children while his remains had been deposited at the mortuary of the General hospital in Ijebu-Igbo.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.