His palace was also destroyed while his wives and children escaped being lynched by rampaging residents who also burnt down the monarch’s palace during the violence that ensued following a supreme court judgement.
Vanguard gathered that some aggrieved youths who did not want the monarch in the town launched the attack on him on his way to Ilaro.
It was further gathered that the monarch’s attackers were protesting the validation of his appointment by a Supreme Court judgement delivered in January 12, 2009 allegedly stormed his palace but, did not meet the monarch and destroyed his cars .
The monarch was unlucky as they forcibly stopped the jeep conveying him and dragged him out of the vehicle before they started beating him and then striped him naked.
According to findings, Oba Adeniran is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital in Abeokuta, the state capital for the injuries he sustained on his head and other parts of the body.
Vanguard learnt that,the monarch’s wives, children of the monarch and the palace staff were said to have sustained some degrees of injuries during the riot.
A reliable source who pleaded anonymity told Vanguard that the rioters had earlier in the day went to the palace to challenge the monarch for not visiting the accident victim since the incident occurred few days ago.
According to the source , though the Kabiyesi was not in the palace as at the time the rioters visited, but, several cars packed at the palace garage were destroyed.
“It was on his way from Ilaro that some of the rioters saw him, beat him blue black and tore his garment before he luckily escaped by the whiskers from being brutally injured”.
Vanguard
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