A councillor and Majority Leader of Sapele Local Government Legislative Assembly, Delta State Chief Venture Kagbude, has been reportedly shot dead by persons suspected to be assassins.
It was learnt that the incident occurred at about 6 pm on Tuesday along the Sapele/Effurun/Warri Road.
Chief Kagbude before his demise was the Chairman of Okirighre community in Sapele council area, as well as the chairman of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), in the local government area, until his death.
According to reports, the deceased was returning from Okuoke community located along the said road, where he had gone to inspect a house under construction for his mother.
The unknown gunmen reportedly waylaid and shot him dead.
However, an undisclosed source related to the victim claimed that the late lawmaker was one of the frontiers against cultism and ritual activities in the area, adding that his demise must have resulted from his efforts, alongside the LGA chairman, “against cultism few months ago. I am sure his death must have come from there.”
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the incident, stating that a search for the killers has commenced.
