The police have arrested one person in connection with the killing of an Oyo State lawmaker,
Mr Olatoye was the House of Representatives member for Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency.
The lawmaker, popularly known as sugar, was shot on the head by gunmen during the governorship and State House of Assembly elections on Saturday.
Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Leye Oyebade, and the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Shina Olukolu, informed journalists of the
They insisted that the killing was not connected with the governorship and State House of Assembly elections.
According to them, 18 persons were arrested in connection with various criminal activities in the state.
They said six guns, nine live cartridges, axe and knives were recovered from the suspects.
Mr Oyebade said, “We have got a suspect but we can’t reveal all the details. I was at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan with the Oyo State Commissioner of Police on Saturday. The Chief Medical Director of the UCH was also with us.
“From that point, we picked up the investigation. I want to assure members of the public that the IGP’s mandate is that no stone should be left unturned in unravelling the cause of the incident.
“But the incident is not directly connected with the elections, going by the venue of the incident and the information we gathered of what happened prior to the incident.”
