Cultists shoot OPC member dead in Ogun, spare wife

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Two suspected cultists have allegedly shot dead a member of the Oodua People’s Congress in Ogun State, Kolawole Ajomale, in the presence of his pregnant wife.

The suspects, identified as Korede Pariosho and Jide Afolabi, allegedly shot Ajomale in the head and stomach, and he died on the spot.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated this in a statement on Wednesday.

Oyeyemi said Pariosho and Afolabi were arrested by the police on Tuesday, two days after they reportedly committed the crime.

He said the incident occurred on Sunday in Ijebu-Igbo in the Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state.

Oyeyemi explained that the suspects invaded Ajomale’s house, situated at No. 20 Odo Balogun Street, Oke-Sopein, Ijebu-Igbo.

He said the suspects were arrested following an investigation embarked upon by detectives from the Ijebu-Igbo Divisional Police Station.

The PPRO explained that the detectives, led by Divisional Police Officer, Ijebu-Igbo, SP Kazeem Solotan, went to the hideout of the suspects and arrested them.

He added that the gun allegedly used to kill the victim had been recovered.