Osun Monarch Dies as Arsonists Set Palace on Fire

A traditional ruler, the   Alase of Ilase-Ijesa in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun  State, Oba Adesina Alobijuwon, has been killed by arsonists who set his palace  on fire.
He was said to have been burnt to death Wednesday night  in his Palace.



A traditional chief in the town, Chief Oluwagbemiga Oke, who spoke with THISDAY Thursday at the  palace said the monarch’s house which was given to him by a prominent indigene of the town got razed by some unknown people who visited the monarch.
He said  that the monarch had attended to five guests who came with a pink colour Mazda car before the incident happened. He said  “from what we were told, the house got burnt shortly after the people had left.”
- ThisdayLive
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