Nearly 24 hours after the killing of Isiaka Jimoh during the #EndSARS protest in Ogbomoso on Saturday, some aggrieved youth were said to have attacked the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Ajagungbade.
Oyo Reporters learnt that the mob, protesting against Jimoh’s killing, arrived at the palace during a meeting that had the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Ogbomoso North Zone, Rev. Tayo Adeyanju, and other leaders of thought in attendance.
Properties worth several millions of naira were said to have been destroyed in the palace as the angry mob broke into the living room and adjoining rooms in the palace.
The mob was said to have been hauling stones at those in the palace.
The Secretary to Soun,
Mr Toyin Ajamu, said, “We had been trying to appease the protesters since morning. The protesters, who introduced themselves as students, came to the palace yesterday (Saturday) on the #EndSARS rally and we addressed them. We learnt that one person died in the process.”
On how the kabiyesi escaped the attack, he said, “Today, some of the aggrieved youth set burn fire at various junction leading to the police station.
“To prevent the matter from degenerating, Kabiyesi directed some of his chiefs to appease the protesters but they started stoning whoever came their way and threw tyres into the station.
The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare visited the palace shortly before the attack on the palace while returning from the visit to the family of the deceased. They shattered windscreens of vehicles in the palace, vandalised the palace and burnt down a motorcycle.
“We were only saved because there was burglar proofs on the windows. Nobody was injured but about 10 vehicles were vandalised, including the vehicle of Chairman. Christian Association of Nigeria, Ogbomoso North Zone, Rev. Tayo Adeyanju. The police were running for dear life so they couldn’t respond on time.
“Luckily, Kabiyesi escaped because the meeting was being held at the dinning section and not the sitting room. The protesters were not able to get to where the meeting was being held.”
