Bloodbath it was in Ejigbo, Osun State, at the weekend when a United States Professor Richard Adeoriokin, was shot dead by a local security guard at the 50th coronation anniversary in the town.
The deceased popularly known as Adeoriokin who was a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain was at Ejigbo town for the 50th coronation anniversary of the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyosin.
Reports revealed that son of the monarch, Oyeyode Oyesosin, invited his friends to his house for a brief meeting.
As the guests prepared to leave, he was said to have ordered the security guard to fire gunshots into the air as a farewell gesture.
One of the security guards mistakenly shot Professor Adeoriokin in the leg and he was rushed to the hospital, where he gave up the ghost.
Personal assistant to the late professor, Afeez Lawal confirmed the incident.
He noted that, “We headed to Ejigbo for the 50th coronation anniversary of the Ogiyan of Ejigbo. Immediately, after the event, we were almost set to go back to Osogbo, the king’s son, Oyeyode Oyesosin said we should go to his house along Inisha road for a brief meeting, so those that followed him home Ayodele Asalu, Timothy and Prof Richard
“When the king’s son wanted to bid his guests farewell, he ordered the local security to fire guns to the air, as a gesture but unfortunately, one of the security’s guns was facing down, instead of firing to the sky, he fired the bullet downward, the bullet hit Professor on his leg, he fell, before we could rush him to the hospital he had lost a lot of blood. He gave up the ghost at the Baptist hospital in Ejigbo,” Lawal said.
The local security guard who fired the shot was reportedly mobbed to death after the shooting
Consequently, Governor Ademola Adeleke ordered an immediate investigation into the killing and counter-killing at Ejigbo.
The governor, in a statement through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, while commiserating with the people of Ejigbo town, also directed law enforcement agencies to investigate the cause of the incident.
“Mr Governor has called for pre-emptive action by the security agencies to prevent any possible counter-attacks or eruption of violence in the ancient town following the sad incident,” the statement said.
