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| Hon. Temitope Olatoye |
Oyo
lawmaker, Temitope Olatoye shot, feared dead
A serving lawmaker representing Akinyele/ Lagelu federal
constituency, Hon. Temitope Olatoye has been shot by some suspected political
thugs.
DAILY POST gathered that Olatoye who lost the National
Assembly election bid to return to the Senate two weeks ago had voted at his
Alape village in Ward 13 Lagelu local government area before he was shot.
Though, there are reports that the lawmaker is dead, but
efforts made by DAILY POST to confirm if he was dead proved abortive.
A close source who informed DAILY POST told our
correspondent that Olatoye who won the APC ticket to return to the House of
Representatives in 2015 was shot in the eyes.
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The source who told DAILY POST that the lawmaker had died
said he has was rushed to the University College Hospital (UCH), immediately he
was shot.
Olatoye had last year dumped the ruling APC and joined the
Action Democratic Party (ADP) where he ran in the election held on Saturday
23rd February. He later lost to Senator Teslim Folarin of APC.
However, all efforts made by DAILY POST to get reactions of
the Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) and Public Relations Officer of
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olugbenga Fadeyi and Olusegun
Oluwole respectively proved abortive as at the time of filing this report.
Fadeyi, when called, said he will call DAILY POST back when
he is furnished with the details of the incident.
Oluwole told journalists that he has been out of the command
but will also furnish journalists with the detailed information about the
incident. Dailypost