Ondo police arrests man for killing colleague inside hemp plantation Ondo police arrests man for killing colleague inside hemp plantation
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Police in Ondo State have arrested a 23-year-old man, Benedict Owalun, over the murder of his colleague identified as Ekong who was beheaded during a fight inside an Indian hemp plantation in the state.
The duo was said to be working with other boys on the plantation located at Ipele in Owo Local Government Area of the state when the incident happened.
Owalun who hailed from Cross Rivers State explained that he had suspected the deceased to be behind his predicament as he had threatened to deal with him spiritually.
How hoodlums sacked Ondo monarch, wife, others over land dispute
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We’ve intervened, says Police
By Dayo Johnson
THE crisis over a land dispute between Ode and Isinigbo communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State deepened as hoodlums sacked the traditional ruler of Ode, the Ajagunode of Ode, Oba Sunday Boboye and his family members from the palace.
Vanguard gathered that the hoodlums stormed the palace at about 12 am brandishing dangerous weapons.
The monarch reportedly escaped with his wife, Olori Adebimpe and other family members by scaling the palace fence.
An eyewitness, Agbebi Ayodele told newsmen that the hoodlums were sponsored to kill the monarch following a land dispute between Ode and Isinnigbo community.