BREAKING: Tension as Gunmen Assassinate Prominent Traditional Chief in Ogun

• The Ogun state police command has confirmed the assassination of the Bashorun Akarigbo, Sagamu, Chief Abiodun Folarin on Tuesday
• According to reports, the traditional chief was killed on Monday night by three assailants at his residence in Ogun state
• The death of the traditional chief was said to have raised some tension in the community as some cultists suspected to be tormenting the area were alleged to be behind it

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Sagamu, Ogun - The assassination of the Bashorun Akarigbo, Sagamu, Chief Abiodun Folarin, on Monday night, January 8, has been confirmed by the Ogun state police command on Tuesday, January 9.

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According to The Punch, the three assailants came in a Toyota Camry car. They were said to have attacked the country home of the traditional chief on Monday at about 10:45 pm.

How Ogun traditional chief was assassinated

The attackers reportedly shot into the air to send people away before going after their target. They shot the monarch dead and left the scene without taking anything.

According to the report, the late traditional ruler was also the Baasegun of the Itunsokun community in Sagamu. He was buried on Tuesday in line with Islamic rights.

Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson of the police in Ogun state, confirmed the attack to journalists on Tuesday, adding that it was a case of a suspected murder or assassination.

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Police vow to fish out killer of the Ogun traditional chief

According to the police boss:

"At the scene of the crime, two expended cartridges were recovered. The deceased, a Muslim who was assassinated on Monday, had been buried."

He assured that the culprits would soon be arrested because the police had immediately swung into action.

The assassination of the traditional chief had reportedly created some tension in the town as some residents feared that some marauding cultists might have killed him as they continued to disturb the peace of the community for some time now.

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Source: Legit.ng