A yet-to-be-identified
man on Tuesday evening broke two gates and forced his way into the compound
where a house occupied by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, was located in
his Ile Oodua’s palace in Ile Ife.
According to sources, several gunshots were heard around the
palace and one man was said to have been arrested in connection with the
incident.
A source in Enuwa where the palace is located, who preferred
anonymity, said a man driving a Mercedes Benz car with two passengers, had
driven to the entrance of the palace some minutes to 7pm.
The security men at the entrance, it was learnt, however,
denied the vehicle entry and asked the driver to park.
“But before they could check the vehicle, two of the
passengers had disembarked and ran away, while the driver forced his way in. He
hit the first gate and drove straight towards where Ooni lives.
“He also succeeded in breaking the second gate and was already
near Ooni’s residence. He later disembarked. The man was dressed in a long robe
and had a dog with him.
“The dog was later shot dead, while the man was apprehended.
The man was later taken to Moore Police Station in Ile Ife,” the source said.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson for Ooni, Moses Olafare,
were unsuccessful as calls to his mobile line did not connect, while he had not
responded to inquiries through text message sent to him as of the time of
filing this report.
However, a source in the palace, who preferred not to be
named because he was not authorised to speak on the issue, told our
correspondent that a man, who forced his way into the palace was arrested by
security men.
He added, “It was not an attack on the palace or Kabiyesi as
being insinuated. The gunshots people heard must have been when security men
shot at the dog the suspect came with.”
