Suspected assassins killed Egba chief, Moses Oyebade at his
home in Ikanna compound in Ago-Oba area of Abeokuta south LGA of Ogun state on June 17, 2015.
According to The Nation, the 75 year old Chief, who was
until his death, the Oluwo of Ikanna, was sleeping alone in the house when he
heard his window break. He woke up to check it out and that was when he was
shot dead.
"My father was sleeping in his bedroom. The bed is
close to the window. As the glass was broken, he woke up to see what happened.
He took his torch to see who was there. That was how he was shot. The first
gunshot was in his hand which was seriously damaged. Maybe when he was still
struggling, they shot him again. I guess they shot him three times.” he said.
Confirming the incident, the Ogun state Police Public
Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the killers left a note after the
attack referring to the chief as "Useless" and
"Promiscuous".
“We have a case of murder at hand concerning Apena of Ikanna
Chief Moses Oyebade. Some men went to his residence, broke his window and shot him
at 12: am . We have examined the place and recovered assassination note which
contained a message written in both English and Yoruba languages. The content
read useless man, Oni dokudo (promiscuous ).
In our preliminary investigation,
it could be a case of assassination. We will invite some people for
interrogation. The state Police Commissioner, Valentine Ntomchukwu has directed
that the case be transfered to department of criminal investigation. The
perpetrators would not go Scot free. The commissioner of Police sympathises
with the family, even, the Kabiyesi, the Alake of Egbaland.” he said
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