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Police allegedly shoot Osun prince to death as hoodlums burn palace
Policemen on Wednesday allegedly shot a prince, Lukman Olatunji, to death during a scuffle at the entrance to the Akinrun of Ikirun palace, in the Ikirun area of Osun State.
It was gathered that the palace had remained shut ever since Oba Olalekan Akadiri, the new Akinrun of Ikirun, assumed the throne.
In a bid to enable the monarch gain entry into the palace, the armed policemen reportedly stormed the premises to open it.
The situation created unrest as the policemen, while opening fire to scare hoodlums protesting against their action in the community, allegedly shot Olatunji dead.
No fewer than four other persons reportedly sustained bullet wounds when policemen invaded the premises of the palace.
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Angered by the development, youths in the community set a building in the palace ablaze and residents scampered to safety due to the tension in the area.
Narrating how the incident happened, a resident in the community, Gboyega Adebayo, said he was on his way to purchase something in the area when he saw policemen storming the palace, adding that a stray bullet from one of the policemen claimed the life of the prince.
In his words, “I was on my way to the Oja-Oba area to buy a herbal product. I saw four policemen walking towards the palace. Few minutes later, two vehicles carrying more policemen arrived at the scene.
“They started firing teargas and gunshots into the air around the palace gate. Everyone near the premises ran in different directions to avoid being shot. It was a bullet from their gun that hit a man’s (Olatunji) head. He died on the spot.
“The policemen then brought a welder to help them open the locked gate of the palace. They (police) were shooting to scare people away. Bullets also hit about four other people. Those ones are not dead yet.”
