An All Progressives Congress APC chieftain in Osun State, Kazeem Kekere has been murdered by gunmen in Apomu in Isokan Local Government Area LGA.
According to reports by the Nation, Kekere who doubled as the Branch Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Apomu headquarters of Isokan LGA, was shot dead on the night of Saturday August 20.
He was known in the Isokan LGA for using his position to campaign support for the APC during the gubernatorial election and allegedly deprived other political parties the opportunity to use vehicles in the Apomu area garage.
Truthlive.net also learnt that a source who narrated the story, said Kekere was trailed by the gunmen to an area in the community, after which they murdered him.
“He was killed around 8 and 9pm between Oke-Alfa and Timberland area, at the stream in the area. He was pursued to the spot by two vehicles. The cars trailed him to the point where his car was waylaid and he was killed.”
The Isokan Local Government Secretary, Tajudeen Bello, confirmed the sad incident. He said: “Alhaji Kazeem was killed by gunmen yesterday night.
“He played major role during 2022 Osun state governorship election. As a chairman of NURTW, he directed all his members to vote for APC and threatened that anybody who voted for the PDP would be dealt with as long as he was the chairman.
“He was reported at the palace and he stood by his words.”
The Nation also reported that the Osun state APC chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun through his media aide, Kola Olabisi confirmed the incident.
As at the time of filing this report the Osun State Police command is yet to make any statement regarding the incident.