A cleric who was returning from service had reportedly been ambushed and shot dead at Ogunmakin in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area.
A source, who disclosed the name of the cleric as Reverend Father Luke Adeleke, 38, said he was murdered by unknown gunmen while returning from service.
He said: “Reverend Father Luke Adeleke, 38, was shot dead by gunmen while returning from a Mass on the eve of Christmas.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the killing of the cleric.
According to Oyeyemi, the cleric was killed at Ogunmakin and not Odeda as it was being reported on social media.
He added that the gunmen exchanged gunfire with policemen in the area and escaped with bullet wounds.
He said, “It happened in Ogunmakin in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state on Friday.
“Policemen engaged the gunmen in gunfire. Some of them escaped with bullets wounds.”
Attempts to get reactions from the Catholic Mission in the state had not yielded success as of the time of filing this report.