Protest has rocked the oil-rich Ilaje council area of Ondo state, following the attack of a traditional ruler, the Olu of lgbokoda, Oba Odidiomo Afolabi Oladimeji, by a community leader over the sitting arrangements at a state government function.
Irate youths, traditionalist and aged women marched through lgbokoda town, half naked, to protest the humiliation of the monarch.
Sources said that the monarch’s ear was reportedly bitten by the community leader, and his crown forcefully removed.
The protesters lamented that the community leader committed sacrilege and vowed to place curses on him.
Eyewitness account said that the traditional ruler was beaten up by the community leader when he asked him to vacate the front row reserved for traditional rulers by the governor’s protocol. (Vanguard)