Police arrest 10 over attempted assassination of Ondo monarch
Oba John Adinlewa, the Olugoba of Igoba Community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, The Nation can report.
The incident occurred during a cultural festival when a group of armed hoodlums invaded the monarch’s palace, wielding firearms, knives, charms, and other dangerous weapons, with the intent to wreak havoc.
Sources disclosed that the attackers, who stormed the community in commando style, violently assaulted the monarch, his wife, and several indigenes.
Properties worth millions of naira were reportedly destroyed in the chaos.
Confirming the attack in a statement yesterday, the spokesman for the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, said ten suspects had been apprehended in connection with the assassination attempt.
Ayanlade stated that while the royal father narrowly escaped the life-threatening assault, one of his chiefs, Mrs Ogunoye Oluomo, was severely injured and dispossessed of her belongings during the attack.
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According to him, “Upon receipt of the distress call, the Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, promptly deployed all necessary operational assets and manpower to the area.
Led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, the tactical team effected the arrest of ten suspects.”
He added that the arrested suspects had confessed to their roles in the attack and would be charged in court upon completion of investigations.
Items recovered from the suspects include two locally fabricated pistols, one single-barreled gun, several rounds of live ammunition, assorted charms, knives, machetes, and other dangerous weapons used during the attack.
Ayanlade also disclosed that injured victims are currently receiving treatment and responding positively, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing suspects.
He assured that normalcy had been restored to the Igoba community, with security presence reinforced to prevent further breakdown of law and order.
The Police Commissioner, according to him, has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to protecting lives and property across the state.
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