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Ogun state police command has arrested 11 suspected killers of Oba Ayinde Odetola, Olu of Adodo town in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun state.
Oba Odetola visited the graveyard of his late brother in January when hoodlums stormed the venue.
Odetola and his relatives were attacked before he was taken away in his car by the hoodlums.
It was gathered that he was driven to a nearby forest where they set him ablaze in his car.
A statement by the spokesperson for the command, SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, revealed that the police acted on a petition from one Odetola Okuribido, on behalf of the Okuribido Royal Family of Agodo town.
“That on Monday, January 24, 2022, His Royal Highness, Oba Odetola Olajide Ayinde, the Olu of Agodo town, Ogun State, was murdered by one Gbeminyi Sotade, aka Okon, and his cohorts. Statement read.
“The late traditional ruler went to his village on a portion of land to clear the gravesite of his late brother. All of a sudden, a group of hoodlums, numbering about 50, led by one Gbeminiyi Sotade, attacked him, while three of his relatives were assaulted and hacked with machetes.
“The hoodlums pushed the traditional ruler into his red Toyota Sienna SUV 2016 with number plate APP 55 GF, while one Agbara drove the vehicle in the company of other hoodlums to a nearby forest, where they poured petrol on him and the vehicle was finally set ablaze with the corpse locked in it.
The police has hinted that effort are in top gear to arrest others who might be involved in the murder case.