Police arrest suspects who scattered Lagos Oba’s coronation anniversary
The police in Lagos have arrested 26 suspects over an attack at the palace of a traditional ruler.
Police spokesman in Lagos, Ben Hundeyin, on Friday, told journalists that the suspects invaded the palace of Oba Josiah Aina, the traditional ruler of Oto Awori on Thursday.
He said the monarch’s guests were also attacked by the assailants, leading to the death of a yet-to-be-identified person.
However, he said normalcy had been restored in the community.
“The command is investigating the cause of the attack,” he said.
Mr Aina’s 15th coronation anniversary was ongoing when the suspects, who were armed with weapons, stormed the palace, attacked and robbed residents and guests of their valuables.
The suspects were also alleged to have vandalised property, including vehicles, and burnt some nearby shops.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
Ibadan: Kidnapped Oyo headmaster freed, police say
Mr Owoade, headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Ogodu, Igbojaye, was kidnapped by gunmen while working on his farm at about 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
NationWide
UN advocates stronger cooperation framework with Nigeria to drive growth
Mr Fall stressed the need to strengthen the UN-Nigeria cooperation framework to bolster national growth.
Agriculture
Nigeria, Brazil deepen partnership on agriculture, livestock development
Mr Shettima said both countries will roll out bilateral partnerships in agriculture and livestock under the initiative.
Heading 1
Troops detain terrorists’ logistics suppliers, recover weapons in southern Kaduna
Mr Oteh disclosed that the suspects were intercepted and subsequently arrested by troops while travelling from Plateau to Niger State.
Heading 2
Primaries Fallout: APC chairman advises aggrieved aspirants to accept defeat
Mr Bello urged those who couldn’t make it in the just-concluded APC primaries to emulate the speaker by accepting the outcome.
NationWide
NTAC deploys 28 TAC volunteers to Uganda to bridge educational gaps
Mr Yakub expressed satisfaction with the quality of Nigerian professionals selected for deployment to Uganda.
