A few days before the governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Oyo State, a councillor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Sulimon Ariyibi, from ward 10, Ibadan South East Local Government of the state, has been shot dead by gunmen.
The deceased, as gathered, was attacked and killed in his house at the Ile Tuntun area, Ibadan, the capital city of the state in the presence of his wife and children.
The deceased and two others yet to be identified were confirmed dead upon arrival at the Adeoyo state hospital on Ring Road, Ibadan.
Confirming the incident during an interview with journalists at the Adeooyo state hospital, the lawmaker representing Ibadan South East/North East federal constituency, Abass Adigun, alleged that it was “APC boys” that launched the attack on his boys, who were with him on campaign trail around Ile Tuntun- Idi Arere axis of the city.