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Oba Of Lagos Returns To Palace

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SAN FRANCISCO, January 02, (THEWILL) – The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu on New Year day returned to his Iga Idugaran traditional stool two months after hoodlums invaded his palace.

On October 21, 2020, after the #EndSARS protest had degenerated into a crisis in some states including Lagos, a mob had broken into the palace and attempted to set fire to the premises.

However, military officers intervened and Akiolu was rescued from the palace, while buildings within the premises were vandalised.

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The monarch’s staff of office had been taken away in a show of victory by the hoodlums who also vandalized the palace. The staff of office was later said to have been found.

The Lagos Council of Obas described the invasion as a “sacrilege”, just as other individuals and organisations condemned the attack.

Confirming the Oba’s return after 10 weeks, Oreoluwa Finnih, Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos governor on Health, tweeted that the monarch returned to the Iga Idunganran palace on Friday.

She also posted a video on her handle, which showed the traditional ruler wearing a face mask and surrounded by other title holders, praise singers, and guards.

“Our daddy is back home… Oba of Lagos, HRM, Alayeluwa Oba Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu’s triumphant entry to Iga Idunganran Palace, today, Friday, 1st January, 2021″, Finnih tweeted.

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