Unknown gunmen have shot dead the Olufon of Ifon, Oba Isreal Adeusi, in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The monarch was reportedly returning from a meeting in the state capital, Akure in his official vehicle when the gunmen waylaid the car and shot him dead.
The gunmen were said to have left the scene without touching anyone else or stealing any property from the car, fuelling insinuations that the king was assassinated.
Oba Adeusi’s remains have been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Akure.
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“He was in his official car which had his customised number plate. He drove to Akure for a meeting. But on his way back, on getting to a rough road along Elegbeka, he was accosted by gunmen and shot.
“It was clearly an assassination because nothing was stolen from the vehicle and the other two occupants of the vehicle were not harmed,” The Punch quoted the deceased monarch’s unnamed relative as saying.
The Ondo State Police Command has yet to confirm the attack on the monarch.
Ifon community is said to have been thrown into mourning by the incident.
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