Odo Oro, a community in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State was on Monday thrown into chaos as a man said to be mentally deranged stabbed the monarch to death.
The Onise of Odo Oro, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin, was allegedly attacked by the ‘madman’ right in his palace in broad daylight.
Nobody knew the time the culprit gained access to the palace to carry out the act.
Some locals who spoke on condition of anonymity said the lunatic ran away after stabbing the traditional ruler to death and had not been seen since then.
A source told The Nation that following the sudden death of the monarch, rituals are being conducted at the time of filing this report.
A formal announcement of Oba Ogunsakin’s transition is expected to be made by the state government as soon the rites of passage are concluded.
The monarch’s death after the stabbing sparked outrage from the youths of the community who stormed the house of his parents.
The youths reportedly demolished the house of the lunatic’s parents in protest against the alleged regicide.
A manhunt has been reportedly launched for the culprit.
The major road linking the community with other towns has been barricaded by the irate youths.
The incident forced a diversion of traffic by motorists going to towns like Itapaji, Iyemero, Ayebode, Ayedun, Omuo, Lokoja and Abuja.
When contacted, the spokesperson for Ekiti State Police Command, Mr Caleb Ikechukwu confirmed the incident.
He added that the police had combed the town to ascertain the whereabouts of the lunatic who committed the crime.
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