Councillorship candidate Adeyinka Adeleke shot dead by suspected gunmen in Abeokuta ahead of local elections.

Adeyinka Adeleke, a councillorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Nigeria, was shot dead by suspected gunmen on Saturday in Abeokuta. The attackers arrived in a tinted car, shot him at close range, and fled the scene. The incident, occurring ahead of the November 16 local elections, has heightened tensions in the area, prompting calls for a thorough investigation by local police, who suspect cult involvement.