Former ACN councillor killed by stray bullet

A former councillorof the Lagos Island Local Government on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria between 1999 and 2005, Mr Sulaiman Aremu Ekun, was killed by a stray bullet on Wednesday night.A bullet entered his skull while returning from mosque after the evening prayer and later died at the General Hospital, Lagos.According to an eye witness, Mr Lasisi Adesina, the councillor had left the mosque for one of his relatives' home to settle a dispute in the family when the bullet hit his head.'Ekun held his head and complained about the bullet, and he was quickly rushed to the hospital. Before getting to the hospital, he had started bleeding from eyes, ears and mouth,' Adesina revealed.Adesina stated that the bullet was discovered at the X-ray unit of the hospital, but had already caused a severe damage before the victim could get to the hospital.'After the X-ray, he was taken back to General Hospital, Lagos, around 2:30a.m., where he was referred back to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, but unfortunately, he died before we got there,' a relative, Mrs Akanni said.The remains of Ekun were later taken to the Lagos Island Local Government secretariat at Freeman Street for prayer and later buried at Okesuna burial ground, according to the Islamic rites.The Chairman, Obadina Community Development Association (CDA), Alhaji Raheem Adeniji, described the incident as a tragedy, while calling on the government to investigate the cause of the death.Also, the Chairman of Pashi/Willoughby CDA, Alhaji Ibrahim Oladapo, described the late Ekun as a gentle person who served the community with honesty during his two-term tenure as a councillor.
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