Unknown assailants numbering about 20 on Sunday burnt the palace of Olokanla of Okanla, in Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State over land tussle.
During the attack, an admission seeker, Ibrahim Qudus was killed before setting the building ablaze.
The attack has inadvertently created fear in the residents of the community who now live in fear.
However, the uncle to the deceased, Jimoh Qadri, explained that the assailants were led by a man identified simply as Naim, who was the only one among the attackers that did not cover his face during the incident.
He added that the assailants had initially stormed his personal house, but met his absence before they proceeded to his father’s house, late Oba Jimoh Adigun, the Olokanla of Okanla, that he used as palace before his demise.
According to him, I was not at home, but my wife called me that gunmen numbering about 20 had stormed my house in Okanla area very early on Sunday. She told me they all covered their faces, but one of them bearing Naim did not cover his face and my wife saw him. The attackers were after me and they searched around the house.
Qadri said when they could not find him around, they vandalised the building and proceeded to his family house, where his late father, used as his palace.
He stated: “It was there they saw Qudus, a son to my elder brother, who was living in Ibadan, until he recently returned home to seek university admission, after writing UTME.
“He was killed and they put his corpse in my car parked within the premises and set the vehicle ablaze. They also set the palace ablaze.
“The reason behind the attack is not known to me. But it may not be unconnected to the tussle over land in our area.”
Qadri stressed they are pleading with the security agencies to ensure the perpetrators of this crime are apprehended and brought to justice.