By Pathfinder Reporter
Tuesday April 16, 2024
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Hoodlums from Kwara State on Tuesday allegedly attacked the Ilejemeje Local Government Area Secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, and people in the town causing panic and chaos among workers and people of the town.
The attackers disrupted normal activities and forced employees to flee the premises for safety.
The hoodlums heavily armed with dangerous weapons like guns, charms, and cutlasses invaded the Secretariat at about 10:am.
They were alleged to have come from the Obbo-Ayegunle community in the neighboring Kwara State.
The hoodlums violently stormed the secretariat, firing several gunshots, making workers run in different directions for safety.
In the ensuing pandemonium, one of them sustained serious injury and was
rushed to the State Specialist Hospital in Iye-Ekiti for urgent medical attention.
The incident was said to have been caused by a land dispute between the people of Eda Oniyo and the Obbo-Ayegunle community
Speaking on the attack, the Eleda of Eda Oniyo community, Oba Awodipo Awolola explained that the hoodlums had in a few days attacked some residents of the community, with charm in their farmlands, the development which the monarch said had resulted in panic and tension in the community.
The traditional ruler who lamented the absence of police posts in the area, said there is a need for security outfits to mobilise more officers to the community to prevent further breaking of law and orders.
Similarly, the Chairman of Ilejemaje Local Government, Mr Alaba Dada, said the suspected hoodlums were from the Obbo-Ayegunle community in Kwara State.
He attributed the attacks to the lingering land disputes between the two communities, he explained that security agents were mobilized to the town to prevent a repraisal attack.
He said there is a need for the Ekiti and Kwara State governments to meet to settle the land dispute in the interest of peace and a harmonious relationship.
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