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Assassins butcher Bayelsa monarch with machetes
The paramount ruler of Oluasiri, Nembe Local Government Area, Bayelsa state, Chiefson Awululu, was on Tuesday attacked with machetes by suspected assassins in his house in Yenagoa, the state capital.
It was gathered that Awululu, whose ascendancy to the throne generated many controversies, has survived many attempts to remove him by some people in his community.
The suspected assassins reportedly scaled the fence of the traditional ruler in Otitio, Yenagoa, by 2.30 am and smashed a burglary proof door into his bedroom
The Nation, July 19
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