A traditional ruler in Ogun, Olu of Agodo, Oba Ayinde Odetola has been killed along with his three sons by suspected hoodlums in the community, according to witnesses and news reports.
Agodo is a town in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The monarch was killed after the hoodlums invaded his palace in the community, news website Intel Region said. Other yet-unidentified targets were feared killed in the incident.
A police spokesman in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the report, stating that the state’s police commissioner was at the scene of the incident
He also added that the residents have since fled the community.
While the root cause of the killing is yet to be ascertained, a sister of the late monarch, Mrs. Adenike Akintade, said a brother to the late monarch was recently killed.
“I have just been discharged from hospital early this morning, only to start mourning the brutal assassination of my brother.
“Kabiesi called me on Saturday, urging me to reduce my activities, saying stress could contribute to my illness.
“He lost his younger brother to the imbroglio some months ago; the young man was butchered by the so-called hoodlums. Today, Kabiesi is no more, what a world”, Akintade lamented.
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