The Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Unit 4, Ilesa, Adeboye Ademoroti, popularly known as Germani, has been gruesomely Murdered by some unknown gunmen in Ilesa.
According to sources in Ilesa, Ademoroti was attacked in his residence late Tuesday night.
The incident has, however, thrown the community into panic as members of the union trooped out on Wednesday morning to protest the death of Germani.
Residents of the state have, however, related the incident to the political violence in Ijesaland as the deceased is said to be a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson for Osun State Police Command, CSP Abiodun Ojelabi, told OSUN DEFENDER that the union leader was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital in the town.
Contrary to reports on social media that three persons were killed during the attack, Ojelabi maintained that only one person was killed and one is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
He said: "At our own end, it was one person that was killed. Two persons were rushed to the hospital around 12am on Tuesday and when the doctor found out that it was a case of gunshot, he quickly alerted the police. Meanwhile, one of the victims was pronounced dead before arriving hospital.
"The person killed is identified as Germani, a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at Ilesa. We recovered some cartridges to ascertain that it was a case of gunshots.
"One of the victims is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Ilesa and the matter is being handle by the state CID. Investigation is ongoing to arrest the perpetrators."
Meanwhile, Governor Ademola Adeleke has warned against rising political violence in some parts of the state, directing the Commissioner of Police to clamp down on political killings across Ijeshaland.
Pleading with the political class to submit to people's will and avoid violence, the governor decried recent killings at Ilesa, urging politicians to eschew thuggery and bloodletting.
This was contained in a statement by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Wednesday.
"If truly our goal is to serve the people, we must focus on the ballot and free exercise of electoral choices by our people. I urge the Commissioner of Police to secure the affected areas and stop further killings", the governor was quoted as saying.