Ibarapa: Herdsmen not responsible for Aborode’s killing – Makinde

 

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Saturday declared that herdsmen were not responsible for the killing of Dr. Fatai Aborode.

    KHORGIST recalls that Aborode, a former House of Representatives candidate, was last year killed in Iganga, a town in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state by yet to be identified persons.

The killing and other killings, kidnappings,s, and attacks in Ibarapa geopolitical zone have been attributed to suspected herdsmen.

Though, many people believed that the PDP chieftain was killed by suspected herdsmen, Makinde, however, said that that herdsmen were not responsible for the killing

Makinde who spoke on Saturday morning during a program on the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) monitored by DAILY POST said, ”Aborode’s killing is political.”

Makinde who noted that his interaction with the father of the deceased, insisted that the killing is “political”.

Makinde claimed he spent a night in Ibarapa geopolitical zone recently, adding that he interacted with the father of the deceased, who revealed that the death of his son was political.

He added that all the people involved in the killing would be investigated.

Makinde said, “I was the coordinator for PDP in Ibadan North East when Dr. Aborode was the coordinator for PDP in Ibarapa North Local government area when we returned to PDP.