By Pathfinder Reporter
Sunday January 28, 2024
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The United States of America-based Nigerian lecturer and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Richard Idowu, was reportedly shot dead by a hunter after attending a meeting at the house of one, Prince Eniola Oyesosin a son of Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyesosin in Ejigbo, Osun State last Saturday.
An eye witness who preferred to remain anonymous revealed that the incident occurred in a private residence of Prince Eniola Oyeyode, a son to the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode between 8.00 and 8.30 pm.
Idowu was said to have earlier attended a party at Ejigbo organized to mark the 50th coronation anniversary of Kabiyesi Elejigbo.
However, the Personal Assistant to the deceased, Afiz Lawal, who said the incident happened in his presence, further explained, “When we returned to Osun from Ogun State where Governor Adeleke took a chieftaincy title, we moved to Ejigbo for 50th coronation anniversary of the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Oyeyode Oyesosin.
“Immediately after the coronation party, we were about to start coming to Osogbo when Prince Eniola, son of Ogiyan, told us to go to his house along Inisa Road in Ejigbo for a brief meeting. Those who attended the meeting include Hon. Asler (Ayodele Asalu) and one Hon Timothy.
“When the meeting ended, they all dispersed and were entering their vehicles. I heard Prince Eniola say, release, asking a local hunter there on the premises to release gunshots into the air. Unfortunately, instead of firing into the air, he shot towards the ground. And that was how Hon Richard Idowu was hit on the leg, and he immediately fell.
“Before we could get him to the hospital, he had already lost so much blood and there is no good hospital in Ejigbo. He gave up at a private hospital in Ejigbo. The incident happened between 8:00 and 8:30 pm on Saturday. He was a PDP chieftain and a lecturer based in the United States of America.”
Lawal further stated that he wasn’t sure if the shooting was accidental or not.
His remains have been deposited at the morgue of UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.”
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Osun State Command, Yemisi Opalola, could not be reached for comment and the Command is yet to react to the incident.
It was gathered that the Commander of Osun State Command of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, popularly known as local hunters, Ahmed Nureni, said no member of the group was involved in the incident while demanding a thorough probe into the killing.
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