Just In: Reps Member Olatoye Shot Dead In Ibadan

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Temitope Olatoye, a member of the House of Representatives, from Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency of Oyo State, has been shot dead.

Olatoye, popularly known as Sugar, was shot dead on Saturday by 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.

The UCH Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Toye Akinrinlola, confirmed his death in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan.

Akinrinlola said Olatoye died in UCH Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from gunshots.

“The AIG Police, Zone 7, the Oyo Compol, CMD and other top police hierarchy are in UCH now.

“We have formally told the family of his demise,’’ Akinrinlola said.

NAN reports that Olatoye contested and lost the Feb. 23 Senatorial elections in Oyo State on the platform of the Action Democratic Party (ADP). He lost the election.

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'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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