A member of the House of Representatives, from
Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency of Oyo State, Hon. Temitope Olatoye, has been killed.
Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency of Oyo State, Hon. Temitope Olatoye, has been killed.
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Hon. Temitope Olatoye |
Olatoye, popularly known as Sugar, was shot dead on Saturday by
unidentified gunmen after the Governorship and State House of Assembly
elections in Ibadan.
unidentified gunmen after the Governorship and State House of Assembly
elections in Ibadan.
He was rushed to the Accident and Emergency Centre of the University
College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, where he was confirmed dead.
College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, where he was confirmed dead.
The UCH Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Toye Akinrinlola,
confirmed his death.
confirmed his death.
Akinrinlola said, “Olatoye died in UCH Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from gunshots, and his family had been formally informed of his demise”.
Olatoye contested and lost the Feb. 23 Senatorial
elections in Oyo State on the platform of the Action Democratic Party
(ADP).
elections in Oyo State on the platform of the Action Democratic Party
(ADP).