The Police Command in Lagos on Sunday confirmed the killing of Mr Francis Oguntulu, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, by gunmen.
The command’s spokesman, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however said that no arrest had been made.
“The command is doing everything possible to apprehend Ogutulu’s killers. The State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, is handling the case,” he said.
It was known that the victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where Oguntulu was confirmed dead on Sunday morning and the corpse deposited at the Isolo General Hospital.
The gunmen came unmasked and shot at close range at those at the party; clearly, Oguntulu was the main target as they concentrated on him, leaving him critically wounded.
