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Wednesday, 6 July 2016

Strain In The Air As Armed Men Invade Palace And Whisk Away Traditional Ruler In Ondo


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A customary ruler has been whisked away into the obscure by outfitted men, sending strain into the group.

The Laragunsin of Iyasan people group, Oba Abiodun Oyewumi, who is a customary ruler in Irele neighborhood government range of Ondo state, has been apparently abducted.

As indicated by the Nation, the ruffians, numbering 10 purportedly raged the ruler's royal residence on Monday night and worked for 30 minutes before taking him away.

From that point forward, no contact has been made with his family by his abductors on what payoff ought to be paid for his discharge.


A royal residence source said the hooligans came into the town through Owena River which serves as limit amongst Ondo and Edo state around 10.30pm and went straight to the royal residence where they requested for the ruler.

Irele Council Chairman, Hon Sanmi Elumaro, who affirmed the occurrence said the ruffians numbering in regards to 10 came into the town through the conduits and made a beeline for the castle.

He noticed that the abdutors were fullly equipped as nobody in the group could move them until they completed their operations in the town.

Elumaro said he couldn't say regardless of whether the grabbing needs to do with the chieftaincy debate in the town as the ruler was appropriately introduced as the ruler in spite of the legitimate tussle over the throne.

The gathering supervisor said subsequent to the snatching, the Navy and the Police in the riverine territory have been on the trail of the suspected criminals.

The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Mr Femi Joseph likewise affirmed the kidnapping of the ruler.

He however said examination has started to unwind the circumstances encompassing the occurrence.

Joseph included that journalists would be advised when there is any leap forward in the examination.

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