Video: Man attempting to steal Agemo statue dies in Ijebu
Abdullateef Fowewe
A suspected burglar, identified as Jeremiah Kosesochi Nwoke has reportedly died while attempting to cart away the Agemo statue located at the Itoro Roundabout in Ijebu Ode.
The incident, which occurred overnight, has thrown residents into shock as the statue stands near the roundabout leading to the ultramodern palace of the Awujale of Ijebuland.
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However, it was gathered that the deceased allegedly made several futile efforts under the cover of darkness to uproot and steal the symbolic statue.
After the efforts, the deceased allegedly uprooted the heavily padded statue but died in the process of carting it away.
