Gunmen assassinate the wife of Peter Odetomi, ex-commissioner in Oyo

Unknown gunmen assassinated the wife of Peter Odetomi, a former commissioner in Oyo State, on Friday morning.

It was stated that the woman was murdered at her family’s home in Ashi, Bodija, Ibadan.
Odetomi served in Abiola Ajimobi’s administration as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and later as the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development.

He was also the Chairman of the Ogbomoso South Local Government Area in the past.

The gunmen stormed the area on a motorcycle, according to a resident of the area who confirmed the incident to our correspondent in Ibadan.

“That is correct. People are now rushing to our area, which I noticed. Someone called my attention to it a few minutes ago. On Friday around 10 a.m., it happened. They arrived on a motorcycle, according to what I’ve heard “According to the source.

Our correspondent has yet to receive the full details of the incident as of the time of filing this report.

In less than two weeks, our correspondent reports that seven people have been killed in the state.

Attempts to contact the state’s police public relations officer, Adewale Osifeso, were unsuccessful because he did not answer his phone or respond to text messages sent to his cellphone.