This has led to the shutting down of the market.
The late Adebayo was said to have visited state chairman of the NURTW, Taofeek Oyerinde (alias Fele), earlier on Sunday morning after which he left for Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (former Liberty Stadium) in the afternoon for a competition.
But on his return around 4.30 p.m., he was allegedly attacked by one of the popular masquerades (name withheld) in Ibadan.
Adebayo was said to have been stabbed in four different parts of his head and then shot in the thigh.This led to serious bleeding as a result of which he was rushed to a nearby hospital, Premier Hospital, by one Kazeem Kadek.
He died while medical personnel were busy stitching the wounds on his head.
It was gathered that one of Adebayo’s associates, Fatai, who tried to rescue him, was also attacked.
Narrating the incident, Kadek explained that the late Adebayo pleaded that his rescuers should do everything to ensure his safety.
“He was saying, ‘Please don’t let me die. There is money if the hospital will need money, please don’t let me die’.”The assailants were also alleged to have attacked Adebayo’s house, destroying the window blades and the door of his room.
Fatai, in his own account, alleged that the late Adebayo was a target of his assailants, saying the manner in which he was killed confirmed their mission.
“They even vowed to come after the rest of us one by one,” Fatai claimed.Reacting, Oyerinde, state chairman of the NURTW, described the incident as sad, urging the law enforcement agents to bring the culprits to book.
According to him, “Few elements are hiding under the umbrella of masquerade festivals to perpetrate evil.”Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Indabawa, who confirmed the incident, said police have begun investigation into the matter.
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