Lagos police chief Imohimi Edgal (photo credit:Lagos State Police)
Five suspects have been arrested over the killing of a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Aborishade Adeniyi during the party’s meeting in Lagos.
Reports say Adeniyi, the chairman of the party in Apapa, died from gunshot wounds.
The attack was said to have occurred in the evening on Saturday, at Igbosuku Village, Eti-Osa area of the state.
Spokesman for the police in the state, CSP Chike Oti, said, ”Towards the end of the meeting, fracas broke out between contending factions of the party; one faction for the state chairman, Moshood Adegoke Salvador and the other for the Eti-Osa LG chapter chairman, Kehinde Fasasi.
“In the melee, one Borishade Adeniyi, the Apapa LG PDP chapter chairman, was shot and injured on the leg. He was rushed to First Consultant Hospital, Obalende, Lagos, where he was treated but eventually died. Body of the deceased is deposited in the hospital mortuary. Two other persons injured during the clash are also receiving treatment in a hospital in Ajah.”