Angry youths chase Oba out of palace in ekiti

Aggrieved youths in Emure Ekiti, yesterday,
chased the traditional ruler of the town, Oba
Emmanuel Adebowale Adebayo, out of his
palace over alleged strange and unprecedented
deaths in the community in recent time.
Vanguard gathered that the youths who stormed
the palace of the first class traditional ruler,
yesterday morning, had sought audience with
the monarch to proffer solution over the strange
deaths of about 12 youths in the last two weeks.
It was further gathered that after the youths had
waited for sometime and when it was apparent
that no positive response was coming from the
one-time police commissioner, they were said to
have lost their temper.
The aggrieved youths were said to have pelted
the monarch with satchet waters, and made
bonfire along the roads linking the palace.
The few chiefs who were in attendance during
the encounter were said to have removed their
beads and run out of the palace.
The restless youths later marched through the
major streets in the town and terminated at the
main market, a development that disrupted the
socio-economic life of the community
throughout the period of the protest.
Commenting on the development, chairman of
Emure Local Government Area, Mr Adewale
Febisola,who confirmed the incident, appealed
to the aggrieved youths to give peace a chance.
Febisola who was sworn in as the council boss
about a week ago,assured that the traditional
council in the area would meet and proffer
solution to the problem
The Public Relations Officer of Ekiti State Police
Command ,Mr Victor Olu Babayemi confirmed
the incident,saying police are on the top of the
problem
Babayemi, said it was the effort of the
policemen drafted to the palace that prevented
the youths from the further attack on the
monarch and the palace
The traditional ruler ,Oba Adebayo was said to
have relocated to his private residence within
the community
As at press time,a combined team of regular
police and Mobile Policemen have taken over
the palace ,while relative peace has returned to
the one town local government.