Prominent Businessman Killed During Church Service In Ijebu Igbo

Popular furniture maker and Ijebu business man, Otunba Tola Okuneye has been assassinated. He was shot dead yesterday at St.John Anglican Church, Oke-Sopen, Ijebu-Igbo when 10 fully armed men stormed the church around 11am while the pastor was preaching and shot him several times on the head.  Before being shot, he was askedif he has charms on him and he said no.

Some of the eyewitnesses said the assassination might not be unconnected with the recent killing of a notorious cult leader popularly known as Ja Rule. Ja Rule, one of the sources claimed, was allegedly killed four weeks ago on the orders of Chief Okuneye who said he was constituting a security threat to residents of the town. Okuneye was the pillar in charge of the security apparatus of Ijebu Igbo. He was the coordinator of the Ogun State Vigilance Services in Ijebu North local government and he was largely responsible for the incessant bank robbery that has been abated over the past 2 years in this town.

Otunba Okuneye was 70 and he is survived by six wives and over 20 children.