Adeleke, Rep Condemn Chieftaincy Dispute Violence In Osun Community

Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of those behind the deadly attacks on Ido Ayegunle community.

Reacting to the attacks which claimed lives and properties in the town, the state governor expressed shock at the daring attacks, commending the security agencies for nabbing and detaining many of the attackers and calling for further arrests of sponsors of the evil incident.

OSUN DEFENDER had reported that no fewer than four people were feared dead, seven policemen injured, with twenty-five people reportedly shot after a crisis erupted from the appointment of Prince Timileyin Oluyemi Ajayi as the Olojudo of Ido-Ayegunle, by the state government.

Ido-Ayegunle is a town between Ijebu-Ijesa and Esa-Oke.

Adeleke said in the statement released by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the government denied any breach of due process in the appointment of new Olojudo as an elevated part-two Oba since 2014.

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The Governor further directed the Commissioner of Police to spread the net of investigation to remote sponsors of the attacks even as he commiserates with victims of the attacks amongst local residents and security operatives.

“I call on residents to remain calm. The security agencies are already rounding up the perpetrators of the violence. Culprits will face justice,” Adeleke warned.

Also speaking, the member representing Obokun/Oriade federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Oluwole Oke, urged security agencies to arrest the perpetrators.

Speaking to newsmen, Oke expressed grief over the tragic violence, condemning the killings.

“The same blood flows in all of us. Violence is never justified, as a community and a large family, we must stop this senseless violence.”

He stressed the imperative of identifying and prosecuting perpetrators under the law, calling for an impartial investigation into both the immediate and underlying causes of the incident.

Sodiq Yusuf

Sodiq Yusuf is a trained media practitioner and journalist with considerable years of experience in print, broadcast, and digital journalism. His interests cover a wide range of causes in politics, governance, sports, community development, and good governance.

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