Tragedy
struck yesterday morning in Ijebu-Igbo when 10 gunmen stormed a church and shot
dead a foremost industrialist, Chief Tola Okuneye, founder of “Tola
Furniture”, popularly called “Ajagajigi”.
It
was gathered that the 10 men arrived the St. John Anglican Church,Oke
-Sopen,Ijebu-Igbo Ogun-State in two vehicle when the Vicar had
mount the pulpit to the sermon at about 11 am and went straight to where
the Chief sat and fired shots on his head.
In a
chat with one of his daughters, she expressed that “My dad never had issues
with any one, he is not a politician, so he death couldn’t have been politically
motivated, all I know is that my dad has tried his best to satisfy the town,
and the assassin believe this is what he deserve to pay him back for all his
goodness. My dad
was a great man; he was my confidant, my mirror, my back bone. He got all what
one can ask for in a father, it quite painful to loose such a great man, if cry
can wake him up, I’m sure he would have been on his feet by now!
Until
his death, the whole family were in a joyous celebration mood as one of his
banker daughter’s family introduction was scheduled to hold on April 19, the
preparation process has been going on in grand style as the Chief has invited
is friends and business associate to be part of the occasion. Aso- ebi had
already been sold out; it seems everything has been set, they were just
expecting the D-day to come. Unfortunately for the family, the Chief got
assassinated on the 6th of
April just few days to the event.
Close
source reveal that his remains has however been deposited at the mortuary ,
Ijebu Igbo general hospital, Ogun State
Chief
Tola Okuneye, 70, was survived by 6 wives and over 20 children.
May
God rest his soul.
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