Advertising guru,Ogunro, murdered and steal vehicle Ogunro...

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Eminent Communications Limited, one of the biggest advertising agencies in the country, Mr. Sesan Ogunro, was murdered at Alausa area of Lagos State on Sunday evening. Mr. Ogunro was also the Chairman of the Board of Broadcasting Services of Ekiti State before his untimely death.
His son, Sesan Ogunro (jnr.), is a popular video director, who directed popular musical videos, including Jayejaye by Wizkid.
According to police authorities, the victim was shot on Jobi Felle Way, Alausa, around 10.40pm by a four-man robbery gang.
The victim was said to have been returning from a church programme with members of his family, who were in a separate car, when they were accosted by the robbers in a Honda minivan.
The robbers were said to have attempted to snatch the victim’s Mercedes Benz Sports Utility Vehicle, but he was said to have refused to cooperate with them.
PUNCH Metro learnt that after shooting the deceased, the robbers snatched his wife’s Toyota car and sped off.
A police source at the Alausa Police Division, said, “Around 11.24pm, on Sunday, we received a distress call that about four armed men, operating in one Honda Odyssey beside Regency Hall, attempted snatching a Mercedes jeep from one Mr. Ogunro. We were told that Ogunro resisted and the armed men shot him.
“The robbers abandoned the Honda Oddsey and escaped with a red Toyota Yaris car, belonging to the wife of the victim who was also at the scene. We visited the scene and the Divisional Police Officer visited Lagoon Hospital where the victim was receiving treatment.”
Our correspondent learnt that Ogunro, however, died two hours after being rushed to the hospital.
Police authorities said preliminary investigations revealed that the Honda vehicle, which the robbers used for the operation, was stolen from one Ali Balogun in the Ebute Meta area of the state two hours before Ogunro was attacked.
A family friend, who wished to remain anonymous because he had no authority to speak on behalf of the family, said the family did not understand why the robbers shot the deceased.
“I was not at the scene, but I was told that he (Ogunro) did not do anything to annoy the robbers. In fact, they stole all their valuables as well. We are all in shock as he was killed in the presence of his family during the Christmas period.
“This is a trying time for all of us and all we want is prayers.”
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, told our correspondent that investigations were ongoing.
Braide added that efforts were on to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
“None of his relations could volunteer any statement yet. The Honda which the robbers used was confirmed to have been snatched from one Ali Balogun at Ebute Meta around 8pm on Sunday. She was dropped at Jobi Felle way, Alausa, where she was rescued and taken to the station. Efforts are on to apprehend the fleeing suspects.”
Meanwhile, Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, expressed shock at the killing, saying Ogunro’s (Snr) murder had broken the hearts of the people of the state whom he served diligently in his lifetime.
Fayemi in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, urged security agencies to work hard and ensure that the killers were brought to justice within the shortest possible time.