Radio presenter Titus Badejo ‘Eja nla’ shot dead in Ibadan

Police in Oyo State have confirmed the murder of a popular on-air personality in Ibadan Titus Badejo alias ‘Eja nla’ meaning ‘Big fish’.

Badejo, a former presenter with Naija FM Ibadan, was murdered by unknown gunmen on Saturday outside Club 407 in the Oluyole area of Ibadan at about 11:30 pm.

Oyo police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso in a statement on Sunday said investigations were ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and apprehend the assailants.

He said, “At about 0730hrs, Sunday 20th June 2021, One Damilola Afolabi ‘m’, Manager, at Club 407, Oluyole Ibadan, reported at the Oluyole Divisional Police Headquarters that on Saturday, 19th June, 2021, one Titus Badejo, Journalist and freelance disc jockey with the club, was shot outside the club’s premises by unknown assailants.

“However, comprehensive investigations are in top gear to unravel circumstances surrounding the incident and to apprehend the assailants. Verifiable updates would be provided soonest.”

A source who pleaded anonymity told NAN that the deceased was about leaving the club when he was shot.

“When he was leaving with his friends in his car around 11:30pm, two masked men on a motorcycle suddenly stopped his car, wielding a gun and asked all of them to lie down.

“He was the only one shot by the gunmen, who left immediately without taking anything or touching the other occupants of the car,” the source said. Badejo’s corpse has been deposited at the morgue in Adeoyo Hospital, Ring Road, Ibadan.