A member of paliament in the Oyo state House of Assembly,Oyo state,Nigeria Gideon Aremu, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen at his residence in Alakia, Egbeda Local government area in Oyo state on the July 1st at about 11pm.
According to family sources, three gunmen had trailed the car of the lawmaker and followed him to his house where they opened fire on him as he came down from his vehicle. He was rushed to Toun Hospital along Iwo road where he was confirmed dead. Th spokesperson of the Oyo state police command confirmed the incident and said the police was on the trail of the assassins.
However the Governor of the state Ajimobi vows to track down those that assinated the law marker. He said that the security chiefs had consequently thrown their dragnets wide open to arrest and prosecute all the antisocial elements who connived to snuff out the promising life of such a compatriot and public officer.
The governor appealed to members of the public to volunteer information to security agencies about suspicious movements within their communities to aid investigation and prompt arrest of those behind the dastardly act.
