Gunmen have abducted a first class traditional ruler in Lagos, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, the Oniba of Ibaland, killed his guard and shot his wife.

The gunmen, suspected to be from Niger Delta, stormed the monarch’s palace at Iba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria around 11:30pm on Saturday and took the monarch away, escaping through the waterways.

Palace source said the gunmen killed Oseni’s guard, a Neighbourhood Watch officer and then shot his wife before escaping with the monarch.

When contacted around 00.44am, Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmus said she was not aware of the kidnap, but that she would confirm and get back to our reporter.

Oba Oseni is the father of a former Iba Local Council Development, LCDA, Chairman, Mrs. Ramota Oseni-Adeyeri.

Last week, ex-Lagos State Commissioner for Rural Development, Cornelius Ojelabi had lamented the state of insecurity in Ojo and Badagry area of Lagos and called the attention of the Lagos State Government and the police to swing into action.

Ojelabi, who spoke during a Town Hall meeting in Badagry told Governor Akinwunmi Ambode that his four-year old grandson was kidnapped since January 20, 2016 and that the police had not done anything about the kidnap.

He said insecurity in Ojo and Badagry areas of the state had been frightening as kidnappers were on the prowl.

The former commissioner stated that just recently, three children were kidnapped in Ojo and that the police had not been able to do anything about the kidnap.

He added that when he got to the police station in Ojo where the complaint of the kidnapped three children was lodged, about 35 other people besieged the police station to complain that their children were also kidnapped.

The former commissioner, who was pained, begged that urgent attention should be given to security threat in Ojo and Badagry axis.
http://www.kongegist.com/2016/07/oba-of-iba-in-lagos-kidnapped/

The level of insecurity in Nigeria is alarming. A monarch was kidnapped in Owo, Pete Edochie was kidnapped in the east, Olu falae was kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen, now another.king has been kidnapped.

This is food for thought to all Nigerians. If top political/ social figures are not safe, is it the common citizens who are? Perhaps it's high time the government legalized the use of licenced firearms. . . It's obvious the Police is better at stopping vehicles to collect bribes rather than serving and protecting...

its geting out of hand

boys need money

I just pray it doesn't get worse because the way unemployment is scattered all over the country and those our leaders refusal to pay attention to the plight of the youths make them resort to self defence.

I pray they demand lesser ransom because death is already involved.

RIP

Ghen Ghen

they will catch those kidnapper in jesus name pls don't forget to check my signature[b][/b]

When you take away food from an ordinary man and take away job from him, he will no longer have a place to call home and the conscience to do what is right.
Crime and criminality becomes attractive to him.
One of the painful lessons this government is yet to learn is that stripping a good man of a decent living will definitely turn him to a threat to the nation.
I hope that this phase of our nation will be a thing of the past in no distant future.

when the economy goes down,crime goes up

Na lie no be any NDA

This propaganda ehhh.
Every kidnappers are from Niger delta ba .

Mtcheew

Lagoon Warfare don begin...

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Suspected ND Militants again

ok

Fantastically pathetic !

Poverty in the land is really increasing and the result is exactly what's happening. Let's just hope the ransom or demand is met and he is released cause as far as I know involving Nigeria Police won't help matters.

Do you knw d meaning to "RO'KU“ (someone shld tell me d English name). Whereby d spirit of d deceased will be sent on errand to hunt down dos responsible for his death. D killer shld be xpecting dat.

blackberlin:
The level of insecurity in Nigeria is alarming. A monarch was kidnapped in Owo, Pete Edochie was kidnapped in the east, Olu falae was kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen, now another.king has been kidnapped.

This is food for thought to all Nigerians. If top political/ social figures are not safe, is it the common citizens who are? Perhaps it's high time the government legalized the use of licenced firearms. . . It's obvious the Police is better at stopping vehicles to collect bribes rather than serving and protecting...

Indeed it is, but is it possible in Nigeria,?

Ah! From the peaceful and investment attracting region??

Hmmm waiting for Afonjas to arrive and wail "ijaw Militants"

Nigeria is getting worse by the day


Godswill Akpabio is a prime suspect for the insecurity in the south west


Ever since he said South West is the only peaceful part of Nigeria, there's always been one incident or the other.



For all those trying to destabilize the South West, God go punish una

opsyswagg:
they will catch those kidnapper in jesus name

And your English teacher

Bloggers be like for video of how he was kidnapped Click Here

the ordinary citizen should fear the worst.

So they didn't see Oba akiolu
Red days for the afonjas ahead

The time is here
The poor are hungry and only the rich will be eaten but I will prefer them kidnap the top politicians
Starting from the senators to all other political appointees

yourboyWill:


And your English teacher

amen

every crime in the west is now attributed to the Niger Delta,i wonder what they tend to gain from this propaganda.




am sure the Niher Deltans as well Kidnapped Olu Falae back in d day.

gbolakpine:
Gunmen have abducted a first class traditional ruler in Lagos, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, the Oniba of Ibaland, killed his guard and shot his wife.

The gunmen, suspected to be from Niger Delta, stormed the monarch’s palace at Iba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria around 11:30pm on Saturday and took the monarch away, escaping through the waterways.

Palace source said the gunmen killed Oseni’s guard, a Neighbourhood Watch officer and then shot his wife before escaping with the monarch.

When contacted around 00.44am, Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmus said she was not aware of the kidnap, but that she would confirm and get back to our reporter.

Oba Oseni is the father of a former Iba Local Council Development, LCDA, Chairman, Mrs. Ramota Oseni-Adeyeri.

Last week, ex-Lagos State Commissioner for Rural Development, Cornelius Ojelabi had lamented the state of insecurity in Ojo and Badagry area of Lagos and called the attention of the Lagos State Government and the police to swing into action.

Ojelabi, who spoke during a Town Hall meeting in Badagry told Governor Akinwunmi Ambode that his four-year old grandson was kidnapped since January 20, 2016 and that the police had not done anything about the kidnap.

He said insecurity in Ojo and Badagry areas of the state had been frightening as kidnappers were on the prowl.

The former commissioner stated that just recently, three children were kidnapped in Ojo and that the police had not been able to do anything about the kidnap.

He added that when he got to the police station in Ojo where the complaint of the kidnapped three children was lodged, about 35 other people besieged the police station to complain that their children were also kidnapped.

The former commissioner, who was pained, begged that urgent attention should be given to security threat in Ojo and Badagry axis.
http://www.kongegist.com/2016/07/oba-of-iba-in-lagos-kidnapped/

does it mean he voted bubu?

hmm am suspecting ..u....will call the attention of the police

yourboyWill:



And your English teacher