The recent attack on members of Prince Agbator Azekhuelemen Dennis family ,heir apparent to the throne of Erha community in Esan, Edo state , has assumed a worrisome dimension following the spate of attacks which culminated in the kidnapping of his first daughter.

It will be recalled that while his private residence in Lagos state was attacked by unknown gunmen who kidnapped his daughter on July 11th, 2021, other attacks have since taken place at his hometown in his community in Edo state further heightening apprehension by concerned family members over their safety .

The Nigerian Observer gathered from a source in the family who did not want his name in print that after the death of the custodian of the village shrine who then was his father , custom and tradition of the community demands that the heir apparent was next in line to occupy the throne of his ancestors.

However, little Prince Agbator Azekhuelemen Dennis was much too young to hold sway as the king hence a regent was installed until he was of age to perform his rites as a king.

Trouble for him however started, according to the source, as a long standing practice of the community forbids anyone chosen to ascend the throne to have twins as children.

This, according to information made available to the Nigerian Observer, was the root cause of his problems as he was prevailed upon by elders of the community to present one of his twins for appeasement to the ancestors of the land as sacrificial lamb before his coronation.

Meanwhile as the crisis between the royal family of the heir apparent and the kingmakers deepened over his outright refusal to heed the call of offering one of the twins for appeasement, his daughter was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in his private residence in Lagos state.

However the intervention of security operatives and eventual payment of an undisclosed ransom led to the release of his first daughter as it was said that his residence in his community was again attacked by unknown gunmen on October 13th, 2021.

The Nigerian Observer reliably gathered that following the abduction and release of his little daughter, life for the family members of Prince Agbator Azekhuelemen Dennis has been increasingly plagued by repeated traumatic distress .

According to information made available to the Nigerian Observer, the many problems plaguing the family of Prince Agbator Azekhuelemen Dennis was directly connected with his coronation which was being totally affected by the birth of his set of twins and the refusal to allow one of the twins to be sacrificed.

It was further gathered that while the coronation of the heir apparent was being put on hold so as to resolve all outstanding problems associated with the appeasement of the ancestors,he accepted to be ascend the throne of Erha community but refused that one of his twins be sacrificed as a precondition for his coronation.

The whereabouts of his wife and children after the release of his first daughter by the gunmen remain unknown as there are desperate attempts by members of the community to kidnap the twins for the purpose of offering either one of them for the sacrifice.

Also,the elders and the entire members of the community are still expecting him to make a change in his hard-line decision by offering one of his twins to the ancestors as a condition for his coronation after accepting to ascend the throne.

Meanwhile , a close associate of the family told our correspondent that the community made several attempts to kidnap the twin babies but to no avail as they ended up kidnapping an innocent baby and a ransom paid before the baby was released.

However, the whereabouts of Prince Dennis’ wife, Blessing Ufuoma and her twin babies still remained unknown as at press time, some sources who pleaded anonymity for fear of being attacked and killed, said they might have disappeared to unknown destination for safety.