Gunmen Storm Iba Community, Kidnap Traditional Ruler in Lagos

Chiemelie Ezeobi

Some armed gunmen on Saturday evening stormed Iba Community in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State and kidnapped the traditional ruler, His Royal Highness Goriola Oseni.

According to an eyewitness account, the gunmen, numbering about 16, stormed the community in two boats and announced their presence by shooting sporadically into the air.

Although details of the attack were still sketchy at the time of this report, it was gathered that the gang killed a member of the local vigilante and also allegedly shot and injured the wife of the traditional ruler.

After terrorising the community, the gunmen made away with the traditional ruler and left in their boats through the river.

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