Gunmen kill NURTW chieftain in Lagos State

The Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Samuel Kayode, popularly known as Ekpo Kinkin, has been killed at the Agboju area of Lagos State.

The deceased, Ekpo was a member of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress and was attacked at a rally organized by the party at Oriade Local Development Area in Lagos State

Channels TV reported that the Unknown gunmen invaded the rally organized by APC on Thursday, July 8 and shot him dead. The report states that when those inside the hall rushed to the scene, Kayode was found in the pool of his blood.

According to the eyewitnesses, a gunshot was heard from the crowd outside while the meeting was on, forcing residents involved at the rally to scamper to safety

The spokesperson of the NURTW Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, confirming the incident, said the deceased was trying to protect a fellow politician when he was killed

“He was protecting a fellow politician, Wale Yusuf, from harassment when the gunmen shot him dead”Jimoh said