There is mayhem in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State on Wednesday as angry residents set the palace of Akirun on fire over the alleged imposition of the new monarch, Mr. Olalekan Akadiri.
Crisis, it was gathered, erupted on Wednesday over alleged plans to smuggle the new Akinrun, Oba Olalekan Akadiri into the palace.
The late king was reportedly a descendant of the Gboleru Ruling House, one of the ruling houses fighting to fill the royal stool before it was passed on to the Obaara Ruling House via an Osun High Court ruling.
The Ikirun obaship tussle rocking the town was renewed after the Osun State Government appointed Prince Yinusa Olalekan Akadiri as the Akinrun and also after the new king allegedly led other persons to the town to gain access to the palace.
Akadiri’s appointment as the Akinrun by the Osun State Government did not have the support of the majority of the town’s people including chiefs and the head of kingmakers.
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He was also denied access to the palace since the second day of his announcement as the new king which made the state government present the staff of office to him at the State Government Secretariat.
According to report, one person identified as Lukman Omoola has been gunned down during the crisis.
An indigene who spoke with NPO Correspondent on a condition of anonymity said lukman was shot dead during the crisis but can’t ascertained who fired the shot.
He explained further that, preparations were already in top gear for the new King to formerly enter the palace and begin his reign as Akinrun of Ikirun.
He said, “due to heavy security men that followed the new King from the house of his uncle where he had been since his nomination (name withheld), the angry youths decided to burn down the palace through the fence.”
“Specifically,his throne and other parts of the palace has been raized down.”
As at the time of filing this report,the State Police Command is yet react to the crisis.