Who Killed Dipo Dina?

Byline: Kolade Larewaju

This is one question that has been on the lips of the people of Ogun State since Monday evening's gruesome murder of the 2007 governorship candidate of the Action Congress (AC) in Ogun State, Otunba Adedipupo Dina, at Ota, Ogun State. "DD Direct" as he was popularly referred to, was killed by unknown assailants who spared the lives of two other persons: His driver, Mr.Tunde Oyediran and a prophetess, Funmi Olagoke, who were in his black Toyota Camry Car with him when the incident happened.

Accounts of how the urbane politician was killed vary. While some of his associates are insisting that it was a clear case of assassination, the police, through the Ogun State commissioner believe it was a case of armed robbery.

Sources close to Dina, who believed that he it was a case of hired killing, said the gunmen blocked his car, immediately opened the door and told him that they had been paid to kill him. "He was told that somebody had paid for his life and that he should cooperate and surrender his life peacefully without struggle. Dina opened the door to get down possibly to fight, but the men just opened fire on him and killed him.

"In fact, they wanted to take away his corpse, but he was already on the …