His Royal Highness, Shagari Ebije’ego Job, the traditional chief (Onu) of Itama in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State has been reportedly murdered by gunmen at his residence in the town.

The assailants had trailed the monarch, said to be the youngest traditional ruler in the local government, to his residence on Monday evening and shot at him.

A resident of the town, Adukwu Ajibili, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, said the unidentified gunmen had driven into the town and started shooting sporadically at the residence of the chief.

Ajibili added that the town had been thrown into confusion as many residents had started relocating to the neighbouring villages.

He said, “His assailants in their number were sighted with weapons as they drove in the direction of the traditional chief’s residence in the town around 9pm on Monday.

“Some of us came out from after the gunmen had left and discovered that His Royal Highness was killed in the attack.”

Meanwhile, at the time of filing this report, the Kogi State Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Williams Aya, has yet to issue any statement on the incident.