The Osi Olubadan of Ibadan land and former governor of Oyo State, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, on Wednesday, alleged that the gunmen that stormed the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, on Monday, came to kill him.Some hoodlums had launched an attack on the palace on Monday during the installation of family heads, known as mogajis.
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress had said in a
statement by its Public Relations Officer, Olawale Sadare, that Ladoja
should be blamed for the mayhem.
The party alleged that the ex-governor was taking advantage of the
Olubadan chieftaincy crisis to “broaden his personal interest and fight
needless war with his perceived political adversaries.”
But in a statement on his behalf by his media aide, Lanre Latinwo, the
former governor said the APC was only making efforts to divert the
attention of both the public and security agencies from those who were
behind the act.
Ladoja added that he was lucky to leave the palace alive, stating that
he the monarch was threatened in a letter that if he continued with the
installation, there would be consequences.
He said, “How can a responsible person organise that AK-47 and pump
action guns be shot at his direction. Are AK-47 and pump action guns
toys that can be played with?
“We urge security agencies to beam their searchlight on the APC and
their agents in the state so as to unravel the perpetrators of the act.
“They sent their killer squad to kill Ladoja but unfortunately for them,
the bullet hit another vehicle that belongs to Sarafadeen Alli, a
senior chief of the Olubadan, with the hope that the vehicle belonged to
Ladoja. The damage done to the vehicle and the incident has been
reported to security agencies.
“It is noteworthy that some bystanders were able to identify the vehicle
and some of the hoodlums, which include one aide that usually
accompanies a High Chief, who is now an Oba and who is also a signatory
to the purported letter written by the so-called Oba-in-Council against
the Olubadan.
“It should be recalled that preparatory to the installation at the
palace, a set of people, who called themselves Ibadan Oba-in-Council,
wrote a letter of protest to the Olubadan, telling him not to carry out
his lawful duties.
“Based on the letter, the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy
Matters wrote another letter threatening the Olubadan of great
consequences should he go ahead with his lawful programme.
“Not satisfied with a fake delivery record on the letter, they went with
Operation Burst soldiers and riot policemen fully armed to paste the
letters on the wall of the Olubadan palace.”
Meanwhile, the APC Directorate of Media Research and Strategy in the
state, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olatunde, said the party was dismayed by the
level of destruction and havoc at the palace on Monday.
Olatunde stated that the party had no hand in the violence, adding that
the state had known peace since Abiola Ajimobi assumed office six years
ago as the governor.
He said, “APC distances itself from this condemnable act of brigandage,
violence and wanton destruction on the innocent people of Ibadan land.
We believe that the masterminds of those dastardly acts should be
ashamed of themselves.
“The government of Oyo State has been known as peace loving and one that
is interested in the security of lives and property of the citizenry in
the last six years. “We commend the government of Governor Ajimobi for
tasking security operatives of Oyo State to fish out all the agents of
darkness and their collaborators to face the long arm of the law.”
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