Police probe death of ex-Ondo SDP gov candidate, Akingboye

*Alleged N210m withdrawn from deceased’s account

By Evelyn Usman

Policemen from the Lagos State Police Command person visited the Victoria Garden City residence of precocious erstwhile Social Democratic Party ,SDP governorship campaigner successful Ondo State, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, pursuing caller contention implicit his death.
The determination came aft a disturbing photograph of his corpse, showing disposable bruises connected his head, went viral connected societal media, sparking questions astir the existent origin of his death.
The representation has heightened suspicion that Akingboye’s passing whitethorn not person been natural, contrary to earlier reports that helium died softly astatine location successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday, September 10,2025.
An overseas-based investigator, Olujimi Lijoka, alleged successful a viral video that astir N210 cardinal was suspiciously moved from the precocious politician’s relationship conscionable hours aft his death.
According to him, N205 cardinal was traced to 3 antithetic accounts.
Lijoka successful the video, said “I americium not a court, but this is profoundly suspicious. We cannot fold our arms. I telephone connected Ikale sons and daughters to emergence and request justness for Otunba”.
Family sources hinted that Akingboye, fondly called OBA, mightiness person sustained the injuries aft a heated statement successful his location degenerated into a convulsive altercation.
Unconfirmed reports said helium was allegedly pushed during the quarrel, causing him to deed his caput connected the tiled level and was aboriginal rushed to a infirmary but was confirmed dead.
Although immoderate arrests person reportedly been made, the Lagos State Police Command was yet to merchandise an authoritative connection connected the findings of its detectives arsenic of property time.
Until his death, Akingboye, a philanthropist and businessman from Okitipupa, remained a salient fig successful Ondo politics.
He contested the November 2024 governorship predetermination but mislaid to the incumbent, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the APC. He and his party, however, rejected the result, alleging wide irregularities.

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