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House of Representatives member of representing Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency, Hon. Temitope Olatoye Sugar, has been shot in the head.
He was shot by suspected thugs in Elesu village in Ward 13, Lalupon, Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Saturday afternoon during the elections.
He was rushed to the University College Hospital (UCH) where hospital staff say he is currently receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Mr Gbenga Fadeyi, said the command was yet to get full details of the incident.
Sugar was the Action Democratic Party(ADP) senatorial candidate for Oyo Central in the February 23 National Assembly election.