Saheed Adamson, atraditional ruler of Ajido community, in the Badagry area of Lagos State has reportedly beaten up one of his high chiefs, Michael Kunnuji, during an altercation.
The monarch was said to have dealt a blow on Kunnuji, who also doubles as his second-in-command.
According to reports, youths in the community had threatened to destroy the king’s property over the incident.
The timely intervention of policemen from the Badagry division stopped them from carrying out their plan.
However, the policemen allegedly refused to make an arrest even after Kunniji filed an official complaint at the station but directed the high chief to the Badagry General Hospital, where he was treated.
Narrating the incident to Punch, the high chief said that he was assaulted by the monarch when he paid him a visit after returning from Jerusalem.
He explained that the crisis began after he purchased a transformer for the community, a project that the king did not support.
He said, “On September 30, 2022, I went to meet the monarch alongside the bishop that came to do thanksgiving for my coronation anniversary. When I got there, I greeted him in our Egun dialect, saying, ‘I hail you, your highness.’ Then he started shouting in public, saying, ‘Do you see him, look at the way he is greeting me.’
“He told me I was stupid and I also replied that he was stupid. Before I knew it, he punched me in my face with a ring and blood started coming out. I did not retaliate; I just left his palace with my bloodied face.
