Ekiti State House of Assembly member representing Ekiti South West Constituency II, Hon. Michael Adeniyi Adedeji is dead.
Adedeji was shot in the head in the early hours of Friday last week along Ado-Akure highway by yet to be identified gunmen who opened fire as he made an attempt to escape from the scene.
The lawmaker who represents Ekiti South West Constituency II was rushed to the Accident and Emergency Unit of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) for intensive care.
He was later referred to Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI) where he is expected to undergo neurosurgery in a bid to save his life.
He died this morning at the Federal Medical Center, Ido Ekiti where he was expected to be flown outside the country today for proper care.