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The Ajiran community of Agungi Area, Lekki, Lagos State is unsettled following the brutal killing of Demola Akinloye, the first son of Ojomu of Ajiran land, Oba Tijani Akinloye.
The prince was reportedly assassinated along Chevron Drive, close to Ebano Supermarket.
Many members of the community are said to have deserted the area due to the tension created by the killing, ThePunch reports.
Confirming the incident, the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the incident happened on Sunday at 12.30 pm, along Chevron Drive, Lekki, while driving in his Toyota Corolla near Bourdillon Court Estate gate.
He said that a distress call was received at the police station that a man later identified as Demola Akinloye was allegedly shot and stabbed to death.
“The scene had been visited, one expended cartridge was recovered, while the corpse has been moved to a morgue in Ajah for preservation and autopsy.
“The case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID, Panti-Yaba, for further investigation,” he added.
It would be recalled that in October 2023, Oba Akinloye celebrated his 30th coronation anniversary.
The traditional ruler ascended the throne as the 14th Ojomu of Ajiran land on October 23, 1993.