The Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Samuel Kayode, popularly known as Ekpo Kinkin, has been killed at the Agboju area of Lagos State.
Ekpo, who was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, was killed on Thursdau, July 8 at a rally organised by the party.
The party, whcih held at Oriade Local Development Area, was invaded by gunmen invaded and Ekpo was fatally shot.
Eyewitnesses said a gunshot was heard from the crowd outside while the meeting was on, forcing residents involved at the rally to scamper to safety.
According to reports, when those inside the hall rushed to the scene, Kayode was found in the pool of his blood.
Confirming the incident, Jimoh Buhari, spokesperson of the NURTW Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, said the deceased was trying to protect a fellow politician when he was killed.
“He was protecting a fellow politician, Wale Yusuf, from harassment when the gunmen shot him dead,” Jimoh said.
