The family of Otunba Dipo Dino, also referred to as D D Direct, in the early 2000s, just prior to his assassination. He was a politician, community leader, administrator, philanthropist, and chartered accountant from Nigeria. According to Dina’s close friends, who thought the gunmen had killed him for money, when they blocked his car and opened the door, they revealed they had been paid to kill Dina. He was informed that someone had paid for his life and that it was his responsibility to cooperate and give up his life without resistance. Dina opened the door, maybe expecting to fight, but the men killed him with a single round of gunfire.
Based on Witness report: “They really intended to remove his body, but he was already on the ground, and they realized they wouldn’t have enough time to carry it. They so stole his vehicle and the driver, leaving him behind in the Agbara region. Dipo entered the political scene in 2003 and, after leaving the now-defunct Action Congress (AC), ran for governor of Ogun State in the 2007 election.
Approximately 400 students in the state were said to receive bursaries from him each year, and during his 2007 governorship campaign, the state’s elementary, secondary, and university schools received about four million free exercise books.
He established the non-governmental organization “Ogunnet” to carry out his political initiatives. A few years later, former governor Ibikunle Amosun named the Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode in his honor.
