The Zone 2 Police Command, Lagos State, is working on a petition submitted by the family of a legion officer, Jeremiah Edet who was allegedly killed by the personal car of Oba Sefiu Olawale Adeyeri, the Aseyin of Iseyinland, in Oyo State, Nigeria, during the invasion of a landed property.
The family has accused the monarch and the the police in Oyo State of trying to cover up the truth about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The family claimed the act was intentional as the monarch and his aides allegedly abandoned the deceased on the road after the incident and refused to take him to the hospital.
According to SaharaReporters learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday, 18th March 2025 around Iseyin Laigbe.
The monarch was said to have led some thugs to forcefully invade a landed property being guarded by the deceased legion personnel.
While trying to flee the scene, the official vehicle of Oba Adeyeri allegedly hit him and drove off.
According to Sahara Reporters, that the monarch offered N300,000 to Edet’s family after his death.