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Gunmen kidnap monarch from palace in Ondo        

 

Babatope Okeowo, Akure

Gunmen have stormed the palace of Oloso of Oso in Ajowa-Akoko in Akoko Northwest Local Government area of Ondo State and abducted the monarch, Oba Clement Jimoh Olukotun from his palace.

The abductors, it was learnt Friday besieged the monarch’s residence around 10.15pm, on Thursday, and whisked the traditional ruler away to an unknown destination.

A source in the family revealed that the gunmen shot sporadically and destroyed the monarch’s main door to gain access into his residential building before perpetrating the act.

The source said upon getting to the residence, the gunmen knocked on the door and realising that the occupants were not ready to yield to their request to willingly succumb,  shot at the main door and destroyed it completely.

The source said that the gunshot pellets, were said to have pierced the door and wall into the living room, but none of the occupants was hit or injured.

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