Rep Member, ‘Sugar’ Shot In Ibadan

A serving federal lawmaker representing Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency in Oyo State, Temitope Olatoye popularly known as ‘Sugar’, has been shot.

Sugar was shot by suspected thugs in Elesu village in Ward 13, Lalupon, Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Saturday evening.

It was further learnt that he was rushed to the Accident and Emergency Centre of the University College Hospital (UCH) in
Ibadan.

“Mr. Olatoye Temitope, a.k.a., ‘Sugar’, has just been shot at his village in Lagelu area of Oyo State, but I can’t say if he was shot dead. He was shot in the eye by some of the thugs who stormed his area and they have rushed him to UCH here in Ibadan,” a source said.

The lawmaker, who is a member of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), had contested in the February 23, 2019 national assembly poll for the Oyo State senatorial district seat, but lost to Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Olugbenga Fadeyi, spokesperson of the Oyo State Police Command, confirmed the news but said he was yet to “get
the facts of the story”.

“Well, I have not gotten the facts yet, but give me more time to confirm and I will get back to you,” he briefly added on phone.