The Oyo state government has said a traditional ruler has been suspended in the State for his alleged link with illegal miners.
In a statement on Friday, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, said the traditional ruler of Ido town in Ido Local Government Area of the state, Oba Gbolagade Babalola (Gbadewolu I), was suspended by Governor Seyi Makinde.
He also said the state government took the tough measure of suspending the monarch to send signals to those aiding and abetting criminals within their territory that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The commissioner said on the issue of the possibility of the Onido being dethroned, all options are on the table when an investigation is concluded.
Similarly, the Special Adviser (Media) to Oyo State Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said the suspension was approved on Thursday, February 1.
This is coming barely three weeks after an explosion rocked Adeyi Avenue, Old Bodija, in Ibadan, the state capital, linked to the storage of explosives in a residential area.
The state government stated that five people died, while 77 sustained varying degrees of injuries with several houses destroyed.