The palace of the traditional ruler of Ikun Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, was on Thursday attacked by some aggrieved youths.
The youths, who blamed the monarch for refusing to be involved in rituals to ward off the tragedies that the community has been facing, took to the streets to protest.
One of the evil that has befallen the community includes the premature deaths of promising sons and daughters of the community, according to the angry youths.
The group, which showed their displeasure to the “lackadaisical attitude” of the monarch, carried palm fronds and sang solidarity songs to express their displeasure over the tragedies that had caused unrest and panic.
A source, on Thursday, said the protesters alleged that the monarch, Oba Olokunbola Adedoyin, was claiming to be a ‘born again’ Christian and refused to do rituals that could ward off the calamities in the town.
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He said, “They stormed the palace and threw palm leaves at the palace. After that, they moved to the only petrol station in the town, owned by the Oba, and torched a part of it during the protest.”
The traditional ruler, however, said he had been trying his best to attract development to the town since he became the Onikun of Ikun.
Adedoyin, who has spent 19 years on the throne, said the youth threatened to kill him and his son before they attacked his petrol station, where an attendant was hacked and three generators valued at N1.5m were vandalised.
He described himself as a prayer warrior with others who had been praying for the community.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident, adding that normalcy had been restored.