Pandemonium broke out at Ijoko Town in Ifo Local Government area of Ogun State when some suspected thugs set the Palace of Oba Lasisi Ogunseye the Onijoko  Of Ijoko of Egbaland ablaze.

Apart from the Palace that was set on fire, properties worth millions of Naira were also destroyed as it was also reported that several people were injured during the fracas.
According to  findings, Ijoko town has been enmeshed in series of Chieftaincy scuffle between two kings, Oba Ogunseye, the Onijoko of Ijoko Egbaland and Oba Abdulfatai Matanmi, the Onijoko of Ijoko town,  over the years on who should rule the community.
It was learnt that Lasisi Ogunseye was on an assignment in Ibadan when the ugly incident occurred.
It was learnt that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, had also visited Ogunseye’s palace.
Speaking to our reporter, Prince Mohammed Ogunseye said, the hoodlums invaded the palace in a commando style destroying every properties on sight.
“Documents, clothes, vehicles including that of Baales that are loyal to Oba Ogunseye were also destroyed; they also went to those Baales’ houses destroying their properties including a car that was parked in the compound”
Also narrating his ordeal, the Asiwaju of Ijokoland, Chief Moruf Amodu said, “We were holding our usual meeting at the Palace when we heard sounds of gunshots, we had to run for our dear lives with some of us scaling over the fence”.
Meanwhile, a detachment of Police from the Ogun State Command, Eleweran, Abeokuta has allegedly recovered a cache of arms at the palace of the Onijoko of Ijokoland, Oba Fatai Alani Matanmi.
Police who stormed the two palaces on Saturday following a tip off recovered different kinds of ammunitions while arresting some suspects.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, said the command is investigating the matter and would bring those found wanting to justice.
Adejobi in a statement issued to Journalists said “Following the recent crises that rocked Ijoko Otta town in Ado Odo Otta Local Government area of Ogun State, the  Ogun State police command has embarked on proper investigation by pouncing  on the perpetrators of the crises that lasted for days and arrested (9) nine suspects with arms and ammunition.
It would be recalled that some suspected hoodlums had been on rampage in Ijoko Otta area of the Ogun State in connection with the lingering Onijoko Obaship crises and set ablaze some houses while several people were injured.
The crises were brought under control with the efforts of the Area Commander in charge of Otta area command, ACP Titilayo Kayode and the Divisional Police Officer Otta, CSP Gabriel Idibe before the matter was eventually transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation on the directive of the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Department of Finance and Administration and Second in Command DCP Haliru Gwandu, for thorough investigation.
This investigation prompted the police teams from the Department of Criminal Investigation, Police Mobile Force, coordinated by the Deputy Commissioner of police in charge of department of operations Ogun State Command DCP Egberebi Egbuson to conduct search and raid on the palaces and premises of the two disputing rulers, Oba Montanmi and Oba Ogunseye on 27th December at night, where 9 suspects were arrested and 12 locally made single barreled guns, two pump action guns, 191 cartridges, two cutlasses, one axe, charms and masquerade clothing were recovered in the palace of Oba Montanmi and one butt of a locally made single barreled gun was recovered in the palace of Oba Ogunseye who has also been indicted by some suspects arrested in a case of shooting and wounding that occurred at a filling station in Agbado area of Ogun State on 26th December 2014.
The command has given invitation letters to the two Obas for interrogation and proper investigation on their involvements in the crises that rocked the area for days.
“The suspects will soon appear in court after the investigation into the matter has been concluded with a view to finding a lasting solution to any act of violence and break down of law and order in the area and other parts of the state; and make the case to serve as deterrent to those who are fond of creating crises on Obaship and land cases in Ogun State”.