Police investigate death of Senator Yayi’s senior aide in Lagos

<p>Sanni’s wife was called by passersby through the next-of-Kin phone number on his driver’s licence that the body of her husband was dumped in Oshodi.</p>, <span>Senator Adeola Olamilekan Yayi.</span>, <h2>The Police Command in Lagos State says it is investigating the death of Adeniyi Sanni, a senior aide to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Solomon Adeola.</h2>, <p>The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.</p>, <p>“Police confirmed the killing of Mr Adeniyi Sanni. The wife told the police that her husband called saying he was stopped by ‘some soldiers’ demanding to see his papers.</p>, <p>“He was later found dead with about five bullet holes in his back and three shells of expended ammunition by his body. Investigation has commenced,” Hundeyin said.</p>, <p>A statement signed by Kayode Odunaro, spokesperson for Senator Adeola (APC/Ogun West) said the lifeless body of Adeniyi was found with gunshot wounds and was dumped at Toyota Bus Stop in the Oshodi area of Lagos on Saturday morning.</p>, <p>According to Odunaro, information available to the bereaved Senator in Abuja indicates that Sanni was stopped at a checkpoint around Berger area of Lagos on his way to his home at Isheri.</p>, <p>“He was asked to provide the documents of the car he was driving, which he did through his wife who sent all the documents to his phone WhatsApp.</p>, <p>“It was gathered that the wife called a while later and the late Mr Sanni told him they were still checking the vehicle’s papers.</p>, <p>“His apprehensive wife later called on Mr Sanni’s associates to say he could no longer reach her husband on phone necessitating the mobilisation of a search party,“ he said.</p>, <p>The statement said that the Sanni’s wife was later called by passersby through the next-of-Kin phone number on his driver’s licence that the body of her husband was dumped around Toyota Bus Stop, Oshodi, with gunshot wounds.</p>, <p>“Sen. Adeola, who is invol