The Alagodo of Agodo in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Ayinde Odetola, has been assassinated alongside three of his friends by yet-to-be identified gunmen.
One of the siblings of the late traditional ruler, who identified herself as Chief Adenike Akintade, confirmed the development.
Locals told newsmen on Monday that the killings followed a clash over the chieftaincy title of the Alagodo.
There has been a crisis over who occupies the seat between Ake and Owu people of Egbaland.
Sources said the late monarch was from the Ake section of Egba, but there had been misgivings that an Ake person cannot rule the town mostly dominated by Owu people.
Also, it was gathered that a brother to the late monarch was gruesomely murdered not long ago.
Oba Odetola was reportedly killed at about 11am alongside his friends when they got to the town from an outing.
Akintade said: “I had just been discharged from hospital early this morning only to start mourning the brutal assassination of my brother by 11am.
“Kabiyesi called me on Saturday, urging me to reduce my activities, saying stress could contribute to my illness.
“Oba Odetola lost his younger brother to the imbroglio some months ago.
“The young man was butchered by the so-called hoodlums.
“Today, Kabiyesi is no more.
“What a world.”
The spokesman of the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, has confirmed the development.
Oyeyemi, who spoke with newsmen, said after killing the traditional ruler, his assailants burnt him with his car.
He said the Command’s Commissioner, Lanre Bankole, and the Special Security Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Olusola Subair, had visited the town for an on the spot assessment.
He added though no arrest has been made, Bankole had directed that the Homicide Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Command to commence investigation into the matter.