A councillorship candidate, Adeyinka Adeleke on Saturday was shot dead by yet-to-be-identified armed men in Ogun state.
According to reports, Adeleke was shot at Jide Jones area of Abeokuta.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) learnt that the victim was a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Abeokuta South Local Government Ward 15.
The upcoming Local Government elections will take place on November 16th.
Confirming the incident, SP Odutola Omolola, the spokesperson of Ogun State Police Command, said the assailants, who are suspected cultists stormed the scene in an unregistered Toyota Corolla Sport vehicle and armed with a pump action shotgun and a pistol.
The Police spokesperson added the assailants opened fire on the victim and left him dead at the scene before taking to their heels.
The deceased was said to have been a transport union worker in Panseke area of Abeokuta during his lifetime.