Another traditional ruler has reportedly been burnt to death in Ogun state by yet to be identified assailants.
The victim who was the head ,(Baale) of Olowe Gbagura in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Akin Muheedeen was killed about two months, after the gruesome murder of the Olu of Agodo, Oba Ayinde Odetola, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the State.
It was learnt that the assailants, who killed the late Odetola also killed two other persons and later set them ablaze after locking them inside a car in the outskirts of the town.
It was gathered that the community head of Olowe had gone out to observe the Islamic morning prayer (Subhi), when fire was discovered within his compound.
It was learnt that the man was killed by some unknown persons, who were said to have broken a window to gain access to where he was assassinated and also set ablaze.
Although the reason of the dastardly act by the assailants ,still remained unknown, as at press time yesterday, it was however gathered that the deceased Baale, before his gruesome murder, was said to have had issue with some people over land matters.
Before his assassination, the village head was recently said to have been arrested and arraigned for his alleged involvement in a land tussle with some individuals.
The village head, who was expected to appear in court on March 15, had reportedly commenced the amicable resolution of the matter before his death on Monday morning.
His wife Silifat, who confirmed the incident, said she was returning from the mosque around 6:00am when she saw fire billowing from their compound.
“When I saw the fire, I shouted, I didn’t know what was happening. I rushed down, only to discover that my husband was on fire. We later found out that a window at the back of the house was broken. We didn’t know who killed him,” Silifat said.
The deceased second wife, Iyabode, said she slept in the same room with her husband, saying her husband left the room at dawn to urinate and pray as usual.
The Seriki of Olowe, Chief Kazeem Dauda, condemned the incident, explaining that there was an issue between the Baale and some individuals.
“I got a call this morning that he burnt himself to death. I said, ‘how come?’ But when I got here, we discovered the window was broken. He couldn’t have burnt himself like that,” the Seriki said.
When contacted, the Police Image maker in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he was yet to be briefed about the incident when newsmen called him twice.
However, the State Commander of Amotekun Corps, David Akinremi, who described the incident as very unfortunate, said that no reasonable person should expect such thing to happen.
He said, “Differences should not be settled with violence, that is why we have security agencies and court of law to settle any differences between the people”.
“Though, we learnt that the late village head was involved in land matter, but as security agency, we will not limit our investigation to land issue alone. We will extend our investigation to other areas”.
Akinremi added that the State command of Amotekun would collaborate with other security agencies in the state to unravel circumstances surrounding the matter. CONTINUE READING….
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