Monarch burnt to death afterarsonists set palace ablaze

The 80 year old monarch of Ilase-Ijesa
community in Obokun local
government area of Osun State was
killed in a fire on Wednesday night
November 20th after hoodlums set his
palace on fire. The Alase of Ilase-Ijesa, Oba Adesina
Anibijuwon, was burnt to death inside
his palace around 8pm Wednesday
though there are reports that he was
strangled before his home was set on
fire. Residents of the community claim the
late Oba, who had been blind for nine
years, was attacked by suspected
members of Odua People’s Congress
who invaded the palace that night in a
Mazda 323 car which they later set ablaze. The charred remains of the late Oba
Anibijuwon was taken to the mortuary
at Ladoke Akintola University of
Technology Teaching Hospital in
Osogbo. The police is investigating his
death.