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BREAKING: Angry mob attack Oba of Lagos Palace, steal Traditional Staff (Video)

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October 21, 2020

An irate Mob has attacked the Palace of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu on Wedneday morning carting away valuable and setting the building ablaze.

Hoodlums also broke into the building stealing and vandalising property. The Oba’s traditional staff of office(opa Ase) was also stolen in the fracas..

Earlier today, the family home of Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwoolu in Surulere was burnt down and the Popular Oriental hotel rumoured to belong to Ex-Lagos Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was attacked.

These attacks are coming barely a day after Security agents opened fire on unarmed #EndSARS protesters killing 9 and injuring several others at the Lekki Toll gate. The incident sparked a national outrage with many calling for a total overhaul of the leadership in the state.

Watch the video below ;

Oba of Lagos staff has been taken by an angry mob in Lagos island #LekkiMassacre #LekkiGenocide pic.twitter.com/YPske6YDIZ
— Pogllins 🌍 (@Pog_llins) October 21, 2020