58 Years Old Sesan Ogunro
He was Assassinated right inside the Church in the presence of wife,children and grand children after Xmas Carol..Mr Sesan Ogunro,MD Eminent Communications,Lagos.
Video director Sesan and Beat FM OAP Fade Ogunro have lost their father Sesan Ogunro in a tragic robbery incident in Lagos last night December 22, 2013.
He was was shot dead in the presence of his family around Marwa Gardens in Ikeja, Lagos, in front of the Church where they attended a Christmas carol service.
The gunmen stopped his car and demanded for the keys. Though he didn’t resist their order, yet one of the assailants shot him. He died few minutes later before help could come.
He was in his late 50s.
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, a friend of the deceased confirmed the death.
“It is true. So sad,” the Senator stated in a short message to our correspondent.
When contacted, the Divisional Police Office at Alausa, Ajao O. Adewale, a Chief Superintendent of Police, confirmed that a man was shot at 10.20 p.m. yesterday at Alausa. He added that his vehicle was snatched by his attackers. “We don’t know him but we have commenced investigations into the attack,” he added.
The Ekiti State-born Ogunro was one of the pioneers of advertising practice in Nigeria. He, alongside Mr. Biodun Shobanjo and others, changed the business of marketing communications when they all resigned from Grant Advertising to float Insight Communications Limited in January 1980.
He later left to establish Eminent Communications in 1982 and has been able to build the company to a reputable height.
Ogunro was a fellow of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON.
He was one-time Chairman of APCON’s Advertising Standards Panel, ASP, and Chairman of APCON’s Membership & Privileges Committee. The deceased was also the Chairman of Professional Practice Committee of Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, AAAN. Ogunro was survived by many children including talented music video director, Sesan Ogunro Jnr., Timayo Ogunro and Beat 99.9FM On-Air-Personality, Fade Ogunro.
Sesan has worked with many top ranking Nigerian artistes including D’banj, Don Jazzy, Wande Coal, Iyanya, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage and many more. Fade anchors the Liquid Lounge show on Saturday (6-10PM) on the Sunday Request Show from 6PM till midnight.
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