TENSION IN EGBEN KINGDOM

TENSION IN EGBEN KINGDOM:
–       OBA OYEBO IN POLICE CUSTODY 
By Steve Ogwu-Chinuwa
Peace evaded the Egben kingdom mid  yesterday as news spread like wide fire that Oba Adoriyomi Oyebo of Egben kingdom is been detained at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarter Ikeja.
Sources confirmed to our reporter that the Monarch arrived the police headquarters along with his wife the Lagos State to see the Lagos State Common of Police Umar Menko.
Police source at the X-squad office confirmed to our supporter that the monarch is been detained and also been interrogated based on the alleged killing of a mobile police officer at Mowo-Nla Village in Ijede Local Government Development Area in Ikorodu.
In a petition from the Falami of Falana Chamber, dated 23rd May, 2013 addressed to the Lagos State Commission of Police, Mr. Umar Manko and signed by one Oludare Falana and titled this:
PETITION AGAINST MALICIOUS DAMAGE, UNLAWFUL INVASION AND THEFT OF PERSONAL EFFECT OF OTUNBA KAMORUDEEN LAMINA BY ONE DSP AYENI OF (MOPOL 22) IN COMPAY OF AINA, OTUNBA ABAYOMI, ISIAKA ABORISHADE
We act as Solicitors to Otunba Kamorudeen Lamina on whose instructions we write this petition.
1.     On May 21, 2013 at about 11:30 to 12:45am, one DSP Ayeni of MOPOL 22 led about 60 mobile policemen to unlawfully invade our client’s office situate at No. 262 Sagamu Road, Odoigiyan, Ikorodu, Lagos.

2.     In the process, our client’s office was bugled and his properties were carted away including the sum of N1, 750, 000.00 (One million seven hundred and fifty thousand naira)
3.     As if that was not enough, on the aforesaid dated (may 21st, 2013), the said DSP Ayeni in the company of the mobile policeman also invaded his residence of situate at no.1 obagunle close, odogunyan off shagam road and in the process manhandled his security guard, handcuffed him and dumped hin in the in the trunk of their car, subsequently, forcefully broke open the entrance door leading to our client’s property and carted away jewelry worth N1,600,000.00 and the sum of N2,650,000.00. Kindly find attached pictures annexed as annexures “C”, “D”, “E” & “F”).

4.     Upon enquiries by our client at the Shagamu road police station, he was informed that the invasion led by DSP Ayeni of (MOPOL 22) and other unidentified mobile policeman is illegal and unauthorized as there was no entry in their record to reflect the illegal and unauthorized invasion.

5.     Our client made further enquiries at the area commander’s office “Area N” Ijede, Ikorodu as to what informed the illegal invasion, malicious damage, and theft of his cash and properties worth millions of naira and he was reliably informed as follow:

a.      One oba Kabiyesi Adeoriyomi Akeem Oyebo Obateru harboured some         hoodlums in his palace at egbin where they orchestrated their plan to attack          mowonla village.

b.     On the 20th/21stof May, 2013 at about midnight, the hoodlums led by one      Akorede Ogunsanmi a.k.a Eiye, Isola Alegunleye, Lawal a.k.a Jeba, Oji     Ogijo invaded Mowonla Village on the instructions and authorization of Oba     Adeoriyomi Obateru thereby Causing mayhem in the community.


     6.            Consequent thereon, the Police arrested three of the hoodlums that attacked Mowonla Community, who have made confessional statement to the police that the said Oba Adeoriyomi Akeem Oyepo Obateru authorized them to invade the community and perpetrate the dastardly act.
On the premise of the foregoing, it is obvious that there is no nexus between our client and the crime committed at Mowonla Village to warrant the unlawful invasion of his office, property, and the theft of his cash.
In the circumstances, we urge you to use your good offices to cause a detailed investigation into client’s allegations herein with a view to bringing any party found culpable to face the full wrath of the law.
The officer in charge X-squad CSP Kolawole confirmed the detention of Oba Oyebo.
Some Lagos State officials were sighted streaming into the office of the CP only to be told by a source that the monarch will be in police custody pending the outcome of the investigation as the it related to the alleged killing of a mobile police office attached to mobile 22 Ikeja.
At press time, the monarch is yet to be released, while according to the police sources ten other suspect have made confessional statement to the police.