Ekiti State APC Treasurer Shot Dead While Eating

Ekiti State chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) has been thrown into mourning following the murder of the State Treasurer, Mr. Moses Adeoye, Wednesday nught.

Mr. Adeoye was reportedly shot dead in his house in Otun-Ekiti, headquaqrter of Moba Local Government Area while having his supper.

The gunmen were said to have invaded Adeoye's residence at about 9.00pm and opened fire on the victim while he was eating

He was killed after being part of the town hall meetings held by Governor Kayode Fayemi in Ekiti North and Ekiti South senatorial districts same day.

Mr. Adeoye was the APC chairman in his local government area before  he became the state treasurer at the state congress in September.

The police spokesman Caled Ikechukwu disclosed that the state command has commenced investigation into the killing assuring that the culprits would soon be nabbed.

The state chapter of the APC has expressed shock at the killing of a member of the State Working Committee (SWC)

The APC Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ade Ajayi, disclosed that the state exco had paid a condolence visit to the family of Mr. Adeoye.

Ajayi in a statement on Thurssday said the state APC Chairman, Mr. Paul Omotosho described Mr. Adeoye as responsible , honest, committee party man praying that such an incident would not happen again.

Ajayi also quotes Omotosho as describing the killing of the treasurer as a "terrible blow" to Governor Kayode Fayemi, APC,  party members and the Moba people.

The APC Chairman in Moba council area, Mr. Femi Adeyeye, described the incident as a"rude shock" to all party member and people of the community.

Adeyeye urged the state government and the party not to forget the family of the slain Adeoye.

The APC delegation from the state exco also paid a condolence visit to the Oore of Moba land, Oba James Adedapo Popoola, in his palace in Otun-Ekiti, on the killing of the party leader.

Omotosho urged the monarch to take solace in God on the loss of a prominent son of the community saying the party would do everything possible to bring the killers to book.

Oba Popoola thanked the APC leaders for the visit nothing in the incident has created an injury in the hearts of the people of the town that would take time to heal.