A member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Michael Adedeji, who was shot in the head by gunmen on Friday by gunmen has died at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, where he was receiving treatment.
The Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adeniran Alagbada, confirmed the death of the lawmaker, representing the Ekiti South-West constituency II, on Monday to journalists.
He said the lawmaker died Monday morning.
Adedeji, 40, was attacked by gunmen while returning to Ado Ekiti, the state capital from Akure, Ondo State capital.
The speaker said, “Nothing of his belongings was taken away by the assailants. Some people threatened him on Facebook that they would deal with him for betraying ex-Governor (Ayodele) Fayose before he was shot. They were not happy with the way he was cooperating with Fayemi.
“They trailed him from Akure and when he thought he could reverse and escape, they shot him at close range, so the killing was predetermined.”
Mr. Alagbada also disclosed that another lawmaker, Mrs Cecilia Dada, is being threatened by members of the Osoko Mass Movement, a political platform of Mr Fayose, that they would deal with her.
Reacting to news of Adedeji’s death, Governor Kayode Fayemi described it as unfortunate and shocking.
He asked the security agencies to fish out the killers and also stop all politically-motivated killings, adding that the state would put up new security measures to tackle all forms of killings in the state.
Fayemi said, “This death came to us as unfortunate and shocking. But we are going to put up new security measures to ensure that Ekiti is safe for all of us. The kind of security we are going to put in place won’t be one that will make government part of security agents like we have in the past. We will allow them do their jobs while we provide the needed logistics.
“This is a challenge that the security agencies must do more to protect our people. They have to be alive to their responsibilities.”
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