Six persons have been injured in Eko-Ende, Ifelodun Local Government Area, Osun State as suspected arsonists launched an attack on Wednesday.

It was gathered that a Chartered Accountant, Adekunle AbdulWaheed Babatunde was elected as the Oba of Eko-Ende.

This medium gathered that the incident happened after the selection of the Babatunde by five Afobajes.

In a petition to Osun State Commissioner of Police through the victim’s counsel, Dawood Ajetunmobi accused eight persons of masterminding the attack.

According to the petition, “We are Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Nigeria with office at the below address, and this petition is at the instance and on behalf of Mr Mustapha Adeyemi, Mr Adekunle Kabiru, Mr Adeniyi Azeez, Mr Rasheed Niniola, Mr Bakre Sodiq, Mr Afolabi Abdulafeez all of Eko-Ende, Ifelodun Local Government Area, Osun State (whom we hereinafter called ‘our clients’). Their complaint is against:

“Hammed Oladosu, Mr Azeez Oladosu, Mr Lukman Aroyehun, Mrs Adijat Oladosu, Mr Opadayo Akeem, Mr Kunle Oyeniyi, Mr Jimoh Raheem and Mr Ibraheem Oladosu – all of whom we hereinafter call “the suspects.”

According to the petition, on Wednesday, November 15, the Afobajes of the ancient town of Eko-Ende unanimously voted to select Adekunle Abdulwaheed Babatunde, as the new Elende of Eko Ende after the demise of the immediate past Oba Abdul Rauf Olaniyan Ajiboye.

“That our clients were on their way to meet the newly selected Elende of Eko Ende, Prince Adekunle Abdulwaheed Babatunde, Fca when the suspects who were harmed with leather weapons like cutlasses, cudgels, axes and other dangerous weapons ambushed our clients and freely used the said weapons on our clients and also damaged our clients’ vehicles.

“That after the attack, some of our clients who sustained various degree of injuries were taken to Alayo Hospital, Ikirun for immediate medical care.

“That the attack was subsequently reported at lyaganku Divison Police, Ikirun.

“That as if that is not enough, to add salt to injury, the suspects began to boast around that they would kill all our clients and Oba- elect.

“As a result of the deadly attacks on our clients and threat to their lives, our clients are now in a very hypertensive fear for their lives and those of the members of their household as the suspects still threaten to repeat their dastardly acts anywhere they see our clients within and outside Ekoende.

“We therefore present this petition in order to alert the Police authorities to the danger now posed to our client’s safety; and we nurse no doubt that this petition shall receive A VERY PROMPT attention.”

While reacting to the allegations, Hammed Oladosu one of the accused and a candidate to the stool said the case is been handled by the police.

Oladosu accused Adekunle who is a police officer and one of the victims of attempting to kill him on Wednesday and victimisation.

“It happened in the presence of DPO lyaganku Divison Police and Area Commander of Ikirun. He harassed me in front of them because he is a policeman. we have been called upon to settle the matter and let peace reign,” he said. (Nigerian Tribune)

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