* Ademola Adeleke,
Osun State Governor.
By Pathfinder Reporter
Friday March 21, 2025
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A land dispute between the communities of Ifon in Orolu local government and Ilobu in the Irepodun council area, both located in Osun State has reportedly led to about 30 people shot in a fracas that broke out on Friday.
Reports revealed that the conflict has forced numerous residents, particularly women and children, to flee their homes.
In the predawn hours of Friday, assailants torched multiple homes and businesses, escalating the destruction in the area.
Sources reveal that before this latest incident, tensions had already been simmering, with locals from both towns engaging in skirmishes across villages and contested territories.
Social media clips shared by a group identifying as the Concerned Youth of Ifon Osun, Orolu Kingdom, expressed their frustration: “We can’t keep looking and be watching Olobu & Ilobu people’s burning our shops and houses in the midnight any longer.
“We, the Youth of Ifon Osun Orolu Kingdom, call on the state Government of Osun to hasten their steps and actions to sort things out; we have been patiently enduring the brutal attacks and destructive behavior of Ilobu hoodlums for far too long.
“Our peace-loving and law-abiding king, Oba Peter Oluwole Ipadeola Ilufemiloye Akinyooiye III, Olufon of Ifon Osun Orolu Kingdom, has been calming our youths and advising restraint, despite the ongoing aggression from Ilobu.
“However, it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to remain passive while our ancestral properties and farmlands are being destroyed and our people are being harmed.”
In contrast, Chief Leke Ogunsola, the Otun Jagun of Ilobu, refuted claims that his community initiated the violence.
He countered: “Since Tuesday, they have been attacking our people on their farmland like Agbere Onireke and Opapa. They attacked a chief in an attempt to kidnap him, but he was rescued by farmers around.
On Wednesday, they went to a farm at Gbere to attack Nureni and Oseni Saluwudeen and burnt down two motorcycles, which we reported to the police at the police station in Ilobu.
“Yesterday, in the evening, they went to a place called Oke-Ekutu; they destroyed all the houses and set one on fire. They went to Akipanroro, Ganga, and Oke-Ayepe, and they started burning and shooting our people. Mostly, children and women were caught in this attack; they caught us unawares.
“Our children and women are displaced now; we are extracting bullets in the palace through local means; they have brought about 30 to the palace for us to remove the bullets in their bodies; they are still bringing more. Children and women are mostly affected.”
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