Former Ikeja Local Government boss and Special Adviser Lagos Ministry of Health Toyin Hamzat, reports say has been murdered.
He was reportedly shot in the head at Sabo, Sagamu, Ogun State, at about 9p.m. on Sunday.
He was said to have left Sagamu Town Club where he went for a meeting and was heading for his country home when he met his fate.
The killers, it was learnt, blocked his car wiith an Ogun painted taxi. They emerged and shot him at point blank. They reportedly left the scene without taking anything from his car.
His nephew who was in the car with him when the incident occurred, told NigerianEYE that his remains had been taken to Ijebu Aiyepe, Odogbolu Local Government, for burial yesterday afternoon, according to Islamic rites.
He said they were on their way to his country home, where the former chairman did his housewarming on October 1 when they were ambushed by the gunmen.
The colourful politician was spotted at Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola’s 2000 days in office celebration, held at LTV 8, Ikeja and Chief Kamoru Danjuma’s colourful party held in Abeokuta, on Sunday.
He was said to be preparing for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s chieftaincy ceremony in Abeokuta yesterday before the incident occurred.
Also confirming Hamzat’s death, Keye Abiodun Banjo, Secretary of Bobakeye age group of Ijebu-land of which the deceased was a member, told newsmen that he received a call last night informing him that Toyin was dead.
“I received a call last night from someone that Toyin was killed in Shagamu around 9.30 p.m. He was a member of Bobakeye of which I am the scribe of the group. He will be buried today in Aiyepe in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State.
“He was not at the meeting we held last week but he sent his apologies. We will all miss him. May his soul rest in peace,” he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteand thinking i will re-locate with my family back to Nija - Lagos from Uk to settle down, no good Health facilities, no Light, no Qality trained police officers (stray bullet is a sure) Politician chop my money
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Murdered? How? Uhmmm... This insecurity problem, introduced by the Niger-deltans, copied and exergerated by the Boko boys, and replicated by the area boys. Its circulating all over. Only a matter of time before its gets to every nook and crany of the country. Wa iyazu billahi. May God protect us.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a loss, this is a wicked world!!
ReplyDeletei'm sure this is a planned work.The rate of assasination and murder these days is on it's increase without anyone being able to identify the culprits.But my prayer is that those behind this will meet with the wrath and the judgement of the lord.May the soul of the departed rest in peace.
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