Unknown gunmen on Saturday, April 9. 2016 attacked the country home of King A J Turner at Opume in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, destroying household furniture and electronics.
News Express reports that the gunmen, about twenty in number, were said to have stormed the community in two speed boats at about 12:55 a.m.
Witnesses said that the gunmen were clad in military uniform and black outfit.
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Though no life was lost during the attack said to have lasted about three hours, properties worth millions of naira were destroyed by the invaders.
According to a community source, the gunmen also brutalised the deputy chairman of the community council of chiefs before forcing their victim to accompany them to the residence of the monarch, where they used dynamite to force the gate open.
Though the monarch, an ally of former president Goodluck Jonathan, and members of his family were not around when the attack took place, the hoodlums were said to have ransacked the entire house and in the process destroyed several furniture and electronics.
A community source said they were jolted from their sleep by the booming sound of gunshots and nobody dared come out to challenge the invaders.
Bayelsa Police Command Spokesman, Asinim Butswat, said he was yet to be briefed on the incident as he was away at Amassoma on official duty.
On February 9, 2016, operatives of Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Security Services (DSS) raided the Maitama residence of His Majesty, King Turner another kinsman of the former president and carted away some documents, including insignificant amount of dollars, pound sterling, naira and rupees.
Although the DSS is yet to disclose why the raid happened while the first-class king was away in Yenagoa in Bayelsa State, observers believe that the raid was connected with the monarch’s closeness with former President Goodluck Jonathan as is the case of Robert.
