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Alaba Abey, a ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot-Soldiers (LACO-FS), has been gunned down by unknown assailants.

Abey was reportedly killed on Saturday in his house in Supare Akoko, Akoko south-west LGA of the state, at about 9 pm.

Samuel Abbey, elder sibling of the deceased, said his brother just got home when he was gunned down.

Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, spokesperson of the police command in Ondo, said investigation into the incident is underway.

“In brief, the command is aware of the incident at Supare. Investigation is ongoing to unravel all that happened,” Odunlami-Omisanya said.

Kayode Fasua, LACO-FS information director, asked the police to protect its members from such attacks by unknown assailants.

On his part, David Ajobiewe, director-general of LACO-FS in Akoko south-west LGA, said the incident is a shocking tragedy.

“Excel had been a resourceful coordinator for the Aiyedatiwa campaign organisation in Ward 10 of Supare and was never known to be violent and never had any history of local or domestic dispute,” Ajobiewe said.

“We urge the police authorities to step up investigations into his gruesome murder and bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book.”