December 02, (THEWILL) – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted the Oloso of Oso, Oba Clement Jimoh Olukotun, at Ajowa- Akoko, in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The suspected kidnappers, who invaded the palace around 11:30 pm started shooting sporadically immediately after they gained entrance into the palace and whisked the traditional ruler away to an unknown location.
A palace source said, the gunmen shot sporadically and destroyed the monarch’s main door to gain access into his residential building, where he was whisked to an unknown destination.
According to the source, when the hoodlums arrived at the residence of the monarch, they knocked on the door. Noticing that the occupants were not ready to yield to their request to willingly succumb, they shot at the main door and destroyed it completely in order to gain entry.
The source said, “When they came, they surrounded the building and started ordering the monarch and other occupants to open the door and surrender willingly, but nobody answered. At this point, they started shooting.
“They destroyed the main door and entered. They terrorised Kabiyesi and his family members before dragging him out and took him away. None of the family members had been contacted, but we knew they were kidnappers.”
The spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident.
Odunlami said, “it is true but the details of the incident is still not clear. However, Police from the Divisional Police headquarters at Oke-Agbe, headquarters of Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State have been deployed in the town to launch investigation into the incident.”
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