A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Dr. Fatai Aborode has been killed, at Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state by suspected herdsmen .
Aborode was a former House of Representatives candidate on the platform of Accord Party during the 2015 general election
He was killed near his farm, along Apodun village, Iganagan.
It was gathered that Aborode was killed just as he was leaving his farm around 4 pm in company of his manager on a motorbike.
The manager was said to have escaped gunshots and reportedly fled the scene.
A source said: “Suspected herdsmen just killed a former house of representatives candidate on the platform of Accord Party during the 2015 general poll in Igangan, Ibarapa North West Local Council Development Authority, Dr Fatai Aborode.
“He was attacked by the hoodlums on his farm. He was macheted severally and he died while being rushed to a nearby hospital. He went to farm with one person on a bike. On their way from the farm, they met the herdsmen. The other person escaped.”
