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Heavy Gunshots As Gunmen Kill Reverend Father While Returning From Church Service
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There was an heavy gunshots as gunmen killed a Reverend father while returning from church service.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that unknown gunmen have killed a 38-year-old Reverend Father, Luke Adeleke in Ogun State while returning from church service on Christmas eve.
It was gathered that the gunmen on Friday waylaid the cleric at Ogunmakin village, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government area of the State and shot him dead.
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A source informed that Reverend Father Luke Adeleke “was shot dead by gunmen while coming form a mass on the Eve of the Christmas.”
Another source disclosed that, “Fr. Luke Adeleke was said to have left his Parish to an outstation church to celebrate the Christmas Vigil Mass.
“We learnt that he was on his way back when some gunmen attacked and killed him.
“He was said to have been transferred from Gotta Parish Ogun State to another Parish before the unfortunately incident.”
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday.
The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the gunmen exchanged fire with policemen in the area, saying they later escaped with bullets wounds.
He said, “It happened in Ogunmakin in Obafemi-Owode Local Government area of the state on Friday.
“The policemen engaged the gunmen in gunfire. Some of them escaped with bullets wounds.”
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