Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a traditional ruler, the Alagamo of Agamo community, in Akure North Local Government Area, Oba Kehinde Jacob Falodun.
Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh confimed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday and made available to journalists in Akure. It states that, “Information received at the Division at about 7:50 p.m. from a community leader, High Chief Ajewole Clement of New Town, Itaogbolu, indicated that approximately six armed men stormed the residence of the monarch, forcibly took him from his compound, and subsequently fled the scene.”
“The victim was later found a few metres away with gunshot wounds. He was confirmed dead at the scene.”
He disclosed that a team of police detectives have since been deployed to the area to beef up security and possibly apprehend the killers of the monarch.
The police spokesperson advised residents of the area to be calm, urging them to promptly provide relevant information that could help police’s investigation into the killing.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
