Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into an attempted assassination attempt on Adebowale Kayode Emmanuel Igbooye, a chief from Iredo community in Lagos State.
The Ogun State Police Command, in a statement signed by SP Omolola Odutola, Police Public Relations Officer, said Igbooye reported that he was attacked by unknown assailants while traveling from Ijebu Ode to Ikorodu via the Ijebu Ode/Epe Expressway on August 12, 2024.
Igbooye alleged that a suspicious Toyota Camry car marked “Oriwu One” trailed and double-crossed him, forcefully taking his right of way. He claimed that the suspects gave him a hot chase until he hid at Eredo Junction in Lagos State.
Further investigation revealed that Igbooye had been threatened by Barrister Wasiu Musa Adebamowo from Igbooye, Lagos State, over a power struggle within the ruling family regarding the coronation of a new king, despite the current king being alive and well.
Igbooye narrated that he discovered another Lexus sport car speeding towards his vehicle, but he quickly changed his route towards Ijebu Ode, narrowly escaping the attack. He heard gunshots aimed at his car near Itawo Community Junction in Ogun State, prompting him to flee to Ijebu-Ode for safety, abandoning his vehicle midway on the highway.
The police have recovered the vehicle damaged by gunshots and have commenced preliminary investigations to ensure no lives are lost. Detectives have visited the scene to maintain peace and prevent further escalation.
The Ogun State Police Command assured that the Command is working tirelessly to unravel the circumstances surrounding the attempted assassination and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
Read full statement below:
“A clash between rival cults in Ogun State has resulted in a suspected murder which has claimed one life”.
“A concerned citizen through a phone call at about 2340hrs of 11th August. 2024 reported that cultists were involved in a confrontation along Ijagun Road, in Ijebu Ode Ogun State”.
“Upon receiving the information, the Divisional Police Officer quickly dispatched a team of officers to the scene”.
“On arrival, and after a careful examination, the Divisional Police Officer discovered the body of an unidentified middle-aged man with machete wounds and gunshot injuries”.
“Additionally, it was noticed that his left hand had been severed, removed and taken away”.
“It was later discovered that the deceased, also known as “Mosquito,” was identified as a member of the Aye confraternity. Six expended cartridges were found at the scene. The body was evacuated and has been transferred to Ijebu Ode State Hospital where he was pronounced dead and placed in the morgue”.
“An investigation is ongoing, with efforts being made to apprehend the suspects who fled the scene and unravel the pattern of cutting off left hand from deceased victims”, it concluded.
