An eyewitness, who spoke with Nigerian Tribune said that armed thugs invaded the residence of an high chief in the town where the traditional ruler was holding a meeting with cutlasses, knives, cudgels and guns.
He explained that the thugs started shooting into the air to scare the residents, who ran for safety saying the monarch and some of his aides were seriously injured during the attack.
Speaking from his hospital bed, Oba Odidiomo explained that he had earlier visited the Mahin Kingdom in the local government area with some two other traditional rulers, the Odode of Gbegunrin, Oba Philip Kalejaye and Molokun of Atijere, Oba Samuel Edema, to deliberate on a succession plan for the vacant traditional stool of Mahin Kingdom.
He specifically pointed an accusing finger at one Tale of leading the hoodlums to unleash terror on them, saying the leader of the group had attacked him and the palace several times.
“I came back to Igbokoda in the evening and visited one of the high chiefs of the town to brief him on the development and outcome of the meeting. But I hardly entered the room when Tale stormed the meeting with large number of armed had thugs who came with cutlasses, knives and guns.
“They shot sporadically into the air to scare away people and I came out to meet about five of them and I called the police in the town, but before the policemen could arrive at the scene of the incident, which is also a stone throw to the Nigerian Naval base in Igbokoda, the hoodlums had mobilised more men and attacked us.
“These men numbering about 20, started attacking us and rounded me after injuring others and one of them stabbed me directly at the back of my head after shooting and as if this was not enough, one of them used a cudgel to hit my head at the same time and I passed out.
“They waited for about 10 minutes to confirm if I was dead and the leader of the group, Tale, left me for dead before they left the scene but not without destroying my car,” he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Femi Joseph, who confirmed the development, said two of the hoodlums have been arrested by men of the state command in Igbokoda.
He explained that the incident occurred around 5:00pm on Wednesday, saying Tale led some four other notorious thugs in the town to Chief Adepiti residence where the monarch was holding a meeting.
The police image maker, however, said detectives from the command have been on the trail of the two other thugs who fled the community immediately they carried out their dastardly act.
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