The State of Osun Police Command has given an update on the failed attempt to assassinate the Ooni of Ife, HRH Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi as reported by SOJ WORLDWIDE on Friday, May 22, 2020.
Meanwhile, the assailant simply known as Daramola Wasiu according to the police broke the two gates and forced his way into the compound where a house occupied by the Ooni was located in his Ile Oodua Palace in Ile-Ife in the State of Osun, Amiloaded.com reported.
Sources at the palace said the man drove with a Mercedes Benz car around 7pm on Tuesday with two passengers, had driven to the entrance of the palace some minutes to 7pm with a dog and before the security men could check the car, he had forced his way in.
He was said to have hit the first gate and succeeded in breaking the second gate and was already near Ooni’s residence before he was nabbed.
Meanwhile, in an exclusive chat with AMILOADED correspondent on Wednesday evening, the Osun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Yemisi Opalola who identified the suspect as Daramola Wasiu, said he has been arrested and has been brought to the State CID for further investigation.
“The report is true. The man broke the gates with the Mercedes Benz 350 4matic and want to force his way into the compound where Ooni resides. He was nabbed when he hit another car at the gate that lead to the location of Ooni’s compound. He destroyed many properties. When asked on why he did that, he said he doesn’t know what really got over him.
“Case had been brought to the SCID with the culprit for further investigation. The commissioner of police ordered for discrete investigation on the Case.”
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