Kingship tussle: Ayuele Clan alerts Edo govt, security agencies of looming conflict over Agbede Oba stool

The Ayuele Clan successful Edo State has called the attraction of the State Government, information agencies, the media, and the wide nationalist to what it describes arsenic a rapidly escalating concern successful Agbede community.

The Clan, connected the aegis of the Ayuele Solidarity Front, accused immoderate individuals successful the assemblage of being progressive successful unlawful activities.

Following the passing of the precocious Oba M. S. Momodu, the Agbede chieftaincy stool became the taxable of a prolonged succession dispute.

On January 12, 2026, the Federal High Court delivered a judgement affirming the lawful bid of succession based strictly connected seniority among the sons of the precocious Oba.

However, contempt the court’s ruling, and earlier the Certified True Copy could beryllium obtained for due implementation, a radical of individuals, acting without authority, were said to person hurriedly and secretly purported to instal Mr. Shayawu Momodu arsenic Oba of Agbede.

Following his installation, which the Ayuele described arsenic unlawful, Shayawu and his supporters were said to person forcibly occupied the Agbede Palace, which had been loc...