Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, has been invited and questioned by the Ogun State Police Command on Monday for assaulting Areola Abraham, a 73-year-old chief.
The state government announced that the monarch would be suspended for six months.
After a video of Ogunjobi verbally and physically abusing Arinola went viral, it caused anger.
The two-minute video showed Arinola kneeling on the road as a man who was allegedly Ogunjobi lambasted him and his family and accused him of plotting.
Threatening to imprison the chief, the monarch, who was allegedly a retired police officer, also boasted of his power over law enforcement.
Areola was once smacked by a man who was with the traditional ruler and told to bow down in front of the monarch.
In a Monday post on his X Twitter, Force Public Relations Officer Olumuiywa Adejobi provided an update on the incident, revealing that the monarch had been invited and questioned about it.
The FPRO stated that justice would be done in the case and pointed out that no one person could dominate the police force.
Adejobi said, “The Oba has been invited and interrogated today by the command. The matter is being looked into for justice to prevail. Nobody can claim to be controlling the NPF. Justice must be served by all means. Thanks.”
The decision was made after Oba Ogunjobi and his victim were invited for an interrogation by Ganiyu Hamzat, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, according to a statement released Monday by Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Communication and Strategy.
“This became imperative as a result of the reckless utterances and public misconduct of the Kabiyesi, as it was evident on social media and being bandied in the larger public space.
“After the investigation conducted on the matter, the Kabiyesi has been suspended and stripped of the paraphernalia of the stool of Olorile-Ifo pending the determination of his culpability or otherwise on the allegation.
“The foregoing decision was reached by the ministry in conjunction with the Egba Traditional Council under Section 52(1) of the Obas and Chiefs’ Law of Ogun State 2021.”
