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APC council chairmanship aspirant hacked to death in Lagos

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March 11, 2025

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Oluwatosin Onamade

APC council chairmanship aspirant hacked to death in Lagos

Unknown assailants have killed a politician, Oluwatosin Onamade, in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.

Onamade, an aspirant for the chairmanship position of Ijede Local Council Development Area under the banner of the All Progressives Congress, was sh0t and macheted to d3ath on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

His distraught brother, Oluwafemi Onamade, who managed to speak with Punch, lamented that the assailants had been trailing the deceased before the unfortunate day.

According to Femi, the assailants were clad in black outfits with no one seeing their faces.

Femi, who had once survived a similar attack alongside his brother, said the gunmen used a machete on the deceased when the bullets earlier fired from their guns did not penetrate his body.

“It happened around 9 pm on Saturday. They were two gunmen. They were wearing black outfits and no one could recognise them. His aide said he could not wait when he heard gunshots. They shot at him and macheted him in front of his house. It happened at his house in Ijede, Oluwatosin Onamade Street. The street is named after him,” he narrated.

“They shot him. When the bullets did not penetrate in time, they used machetes on his head and face,” he said.

Femi suspects that his brother’s d3ath was linked to his political ambition.

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“They know he had an upper hand and many followers,” he added.

He explained that an attack had been made on his brother in 2021 which he survived.

“An attack had been made in 2021 and some of the culprits are still in prison but judgment has not been made yet.”

In an interview with the publication in 2021, the deceased narrated his traumatic encounter with alleged political assassins, who killed one of his staff members.

He said the incident happened on April 16, 2021.

“The day the incident occurred was Friday, April 16, 2021. But the Sunday (April 11) before that day, somebody called me (on the phone) to say they were coming to destroy the APC leadership meeting which usually held in my house. I said, ‘From who?’ The person told me it was from ‘the top,’ sponsored by a leader in the LGA and I said, ‘No problem. If that is the case, I have to hire some military men and other security officers to secure the entrance of my house,” the deceased narrated.

“On that day, when they (the assailants) couldn’t gain access to my compound, they went ahead to destroy all the (campaign) banners I had put up in the community. They went to the party secretariat in Ijede LCDA and maliciously destroyed the big box banner that I had erected in that place.

“They k!lled one of my staff members, Mr Ifeanyi Godfrey, who was also an executive member on my campaign committee. They butchered him, shot him in the head and threw his body into an empty coffin, where he worked in a funeral home.

“I was at the back (of the building). A well-known gang member shot at me but I dodged and hid myself. They were shouting, ‘This man is escaping again; we are going to find him and k!ll him.’ It was so barbaric; it was something I could never have imagined,” the deceased had said.

“My brother, Oluwafemi, who was in the second office, resisted their attempts to get in, and they left. Once they left, I came out to examine the damage. I started calling the police, but no policeman showed up, even though they were not far from my location.

“Then, the thugs came back, and immediately they saw me, they said, ‘So, he was inside.’ They then forced their way in. In the process, they began to hack my brother with a machete. They even wanted to cut his hand off.”

When contacted on Monday, his friend, who asked not to be named for the sensitivity of the situation, said the assailants who had been trying to kill his friend eventually succeeded.

“They have finally taken him out,” he simply said, calling on authorities to ensure justice.

He said Onamade was a strong contender in the chairmanship race in the council.

“He was a strong contender. Situations like that have been rampant in Ijede and call for serious attention from authorities.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the command was aware of the incident and investigation was ongoing.

“Investigation has commenced into the incident,” Hundeyin said.

APC council chairmanship aspirant hacked to death in Lagos

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Sanwo-Olu to Obi: Poverty worsened under your watch in Anambra

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has criticized former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for remarks he made about Nigeria during a recent appearance at Johns Hopkins University in the United States.

In a statement released on Sunday, Sanwo-Olu accused Obi of making “disparaging comments” that could tarnish the country’s image internationally. He emphasized that prominent Nigerians speaking abroad have a responsibility to project a positive image of the nation rather than “de-marketing” it.

Sanwo-Olu called for unity among leaders and urged public figures to be mindful of how their statements could impact Nigeria’s reputation on the global stage.

The governor said, “He made the unflattering remarks not just about the incumbent Nigerian government, but also about Nigeria.

“I also find Mr Obi’s pattern of behaviour disturbing. When prominent Nigerians go overseas, they ought to project Nigeria positively. They do not have to do that for the government. But we all owe a duty to market Nigeria on the global stage rather than de-market her. That is what true patriotism is about.”

Responding specifically to Obi’s criticism of the current administration’s economic policies and claims that they were worsening poverty, Sanwo-Olu defended President Bola Tinubu’s efforts, noting that Tinubu had a track record of reducing poverty when he governed Lagos State between 1999 and 2007.

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“Now, I find it somewhat ironic that a man like Mr Obi, who did not build a single school or a stand-alone hospital throughout his eight-year tenure as Governor of Anambra or sustainably provide credit facilities, would criticise the Government of Nigeria, which is actively doing that.

“I say this because the President of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is my predecessor, and as Governor of Lagos and now President of Nigeria, has built over 200 schools and provided student loans to more than 200,000 undergraduates of Nigerian tertiary institutions,” he added.

Sanwo-Olu also challenged Obi’s record, claiming that poverty worsened in Anambra during Obi’s time in office.

He stated, “Mr. Obi talks a good game. But was he able to reduce poverty while he governed Anambra? Perhaps we can let the facts speak for themselves.

“Under Peter Obi as a two-term Anambra Governor, poverty in Anambra increased. It did not reduce. Before Peter Obi became Anambra Governor on Thursday, June 14, 2007, the poverty rate in Anambra was 41.4%.

“But after only two years in office, the poverty rate in Anambra jumped to 53.7%.

“But the interesting thing is that five years after Peter Obi left office, his successor, Willie Obiano, reduced the poverty rate in Anambra from almost 60% to 14.8%.”

The governor questioned Obi’s moral standing to criticise the government’s efforts.

“Mr. Obi contributed to the increase in poverty in Nigeria. Governor Tinubu, as he then was, was responsible for lifting millions out of poverty.

“Being that that is the case, who should criticise who?” he concluded.