Chief Akin Muheedeen, the Baale of Olowe Gbagura in Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Ogun State, has been reportedly burnt to death by some unidentified hoodlums.
This is coming barely a month after a similar incident reported by Intel Region that, Olu of Agodo, was burnt to death after he was trailed by hoodlums in the area.
According to report, Chief Muheedeen was said to be on his way home while returning from early morning Islamic morning prayer (Subhi), when fire was discovered within his compound.
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Family sources revealed the man was killed by some unknown persons, who they said broke a window to gain access to where he was assassinated.
They suspected that the assailants set the man on fire after killing him.
His death can be traced to a pending land-related case.
The medium also stated that the late chief was recently arrested and arraigned for his alleged involvement in a tussle with some individuals claiming ownership of land.
He was expected to appear in court on March 15, 2022 to commence amicable resolution of the matter before his death on Monday.
One of his wives, Silifat, while confirming the incident, said she was returning from the mosque around 6am when she saw fire billowing from their compound.
“When I saw the fire, I shouted, I didn’t know what was happening. I rushed down, only to discover that my husband was on fire, already dead. We later found out that a window at the back of the house was broken. We didn’t know who killed him,” Silifat said.
His second wife, Iyabode, said she slept in the same room with her husband, saying her husband left the room at dawn to urinate and pray as usual.
“He used to pray every morning, so he went out around 6am to urinate and prepare for prayer. After about 15 minutes, I heard my senior wife shouting, ‘fire, fire’. I rushed out to discover that it was Baale that was on fire. He didn’t go out with fire or matches. We don’t know who did this,” Iyabode explained.
The Seriki of Olowe, Chief Kazeem Dauda, while condemning the incident, explained that there was an issue between the Baale and some individuals.
When contacted by the medium, Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, did not pick up our call, as at the time of the report.
