Hoodlums attack monarch’s palace, raze properties in Kogi

Suspected hoodlums on Saturday attacked the palace of Etsu Lokoja, Chief Emmanuel Dauda-Shelika, Nyamkpa IV, and burnt properties within the premises, including a vehicle.

The natives of Nupe in Lokoja Development Union in Kogi State were planning to host the 2nd edition of the Nupe Natives end-of-the-year event on the same day before the hoodlums attacked the palace located on plot 306, New Layout, Lokoja, at about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday.

The event was later aborted due to the unfortunate attack.

Dauda-Shelika confirmed the incident to journalists on Monday in Lokoja.

The monarch said he heard a big bang on his door at about 1:00 a.m., on that fateful day.

He said: “I woke up to check through the window, wondering what could have happened.

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“Then, I suddenly saw wildfire coming out of my car that was set ablaze by attackers.

“I knew it was an attack on the palace, and therefore I could not come out because of fear of being attacked. So, I managed to come out through the back door and scaled the fence to escape for my life.

“Thereafter, I came out to the road and realized that all my neighbours in the community were on the ground trying hard to quench the fire. But unfortunately, the car was burnt as well as other properties inside it.”

The traditional ruler appealed to the government and security agencies to investigate the cause of the attack and bring perpetrators and their sponsors to justice.

He urged Nupe natives in Lokoja to avoid any reprisal attack but continue to remain peaceful and law-abiding.

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