Unknown gunmen have shot a 38-year-old Reverend Father, Luke Adeleke dead on Christmas Eve in Ogun State.
READ ALSO: SEX Worker vomits blood after encounter with ritualists in a Hotel in Osun
A source told our Correspondent that the Cleric was killed Friday while coming from a mass on the Eve of Christmas.
It was gathered that the gunmen waylaid the cleric at Ogunmakin village, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government area of the State and shot him dead.
A source informed that Reverend Father Luke Adeleke “was shot dead by gunmen while coming form a mass on the Eve of the Christmas.”
READ ALSO: Popular Broadcaster, Dayo Oderinu celebrates 5th Anniversary of KARAKATA, inaugurates Noah Olawuwo Oderinu Foundation (PHOTONEWS+DETAILS)
Another source disclosed that, “Fr. Luke Adeleke was said to have left his Parish to an outstation church to celebrate the Christmas Vigil Mass.
“We learnt that he was on his way back when some gunmen attacked and killed him.
“He was said to have been transferred from Gotta Parish Ogun State to another Parish before the unfortunately incident.”
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday.
READ ALSO: JUST IN: Oyetola directs CP Olokode for the release of Ero Arike, Counsel speaks
The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the gunmen exchanged fire with policemen in the area, saying they later escaped with bullets wounds.
He said, “It happened in Ogunmakin in Obafemi-Owode Local Government area of the state on Friday.
“The policemen engaged the gunmen in gunfire. Some of them escaped with bullets wounds.”
READ ALSO: INSIDE LIFE: ISLAMIC CLERIC found with human head says he wanted to use it to become rich
If the Ogun State Police command spoke person established that the police exchanged gun fire with the unknown gunmen that killed the Rev Fr. Could it then implied that the Rev.Fr have security details on the day of the incident or that the Ogun State Police command stationed police officers at the point of the attack in anticipation that the unknown gunmen are likely to attack the motorists at that sport at the precise time that the attack on the Rev. Fr took place. Ogun State PPRO, can you please clarify on this press release from your esteem office.