A lady , temitope and her boyfriend have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos Police Command over an attempt to strangle to death a 80-year-old man inside the Alaketu of Ketu Palace.
The incident which occured on Wednesday night right inside the Palace saw the Eluku of ketuland, Pa Bello escaped death by the whiskers as he battled with the female assailant who had tied an electric wire round the neck of the 80 years old man while he was asleep.
Chief Bello, who was visibly in pained had bandage round his neck as at the time of narrating his near death ordeal, added that the kinship tussle in Ketu Epe land must have been the likely reason that prompted the attempt on his life as aggrieved party are out to cause chaos.
Chief Lateef Bello said he was lying on the bed at around 9pm just few minutes after her daughter left him to her residence when someone entered the room and sat on the bed.
” My daughter had just helped me warm soup and she left for her residence. I lying on the bed when someone entered,sat on the bed, grabbed my neck and put wire round my neck, I began to struggle with the wire with my two hands and at the same time began to shout for help.
All the while there was no light and in the compound the generator being was used to pump water. Luckily for me , the generator went off and people outside were able to hear my cry for help”
Meanwhile, one of the people who came to the rescue of the 90 year old man, a resident of the Palace, Prince Rasheed Adesanya said ” All the time that we are choosing new king, first we would go to court. Currently there is a case in the court between Prince Babajide Adekoya Adefowora and Akeem Oluwo, Agbo Ketu.
The town has chosen Prince Babajide Adekoya Adefowora but Akeem was not satisfied. It is only one ruling house that is entitled to the Alaketu’s throne in ketuland. That is the Esokeji Ateshimara’s ruling house. We have not heard it in the history of Ketuland that the Adetonas ascended the stool.
” On what happened on Tuesday, I was at the backyard and the generator was on and later went in to receive call. I rushed out when the generator suddenly stopped to check what went wrong when I heard Eleku’s cry for help.
I rushed to his room, as I entered, I perceived odour of cigarettes. I met Chief Bello on the floor with wire tied around his neck, Baba was crying that ” they wanted to kill me, they wanted to kill me.
We heard heard Baba’s voice.while Baba was shouting” someone wants to kill me twice. I ran into his room and saw baba on the floor with wire round his neck.
In his own response, The Oba elect,Prince Babajide Adekoya Adefowora, said he is callng
all well meaning of Nigerian to come to their aids
to assist people of Alaketu Epe from challenges their are facing since demise of his father.
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He said, “I a m calling for help, Myself, I have been trying to make my way to Nigeria soon..
Please help me. Please, I need your help. This old man nearly died. They nearly killed him. He was bleeding from his mouth. We need to rush him to the hospital. Please help me. I need your help. Nigerians I need your help. Thank you very much”
The Oba elect concluded in a solemn voice.