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Osun Clashes: Adeleke Promises Peace in Ifon,Ilobu Communities

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By Funmi Ojo

Osun state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has visited the troubled areas of Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun for an on-the-spot assessment of the ongoing communal crisis, reiterating his administration’s commitment to restoring peace and order.

The visit came in response to recent violent clashes between the affected communities, which had led to the loss of lives, destruction of properties, and tensions.

Accompanied by top government officials and security agencies, Governor Adeleke went around the communities to assess the extent of the damage and discuss possible solutions.

Addressing journalists, the governor expressed deep concern over the crisis saying that, his administration would not tolerate any form of violence or lawlessness.

He noted that the 24-hour curfew imposed on the communities had been effective and warned against further acts of violence. 

Governor Adeleke assured residents that security would be strengthened in the affected areas, directing law enforcement agencies to maintain order and prevent any further escalation.

He urged the residents to foster unity and discourage any actions that could cause tensions, emphasizing the importance of peaceful resolution and assuring that the state government would intervene to address the root causes of the conflict.

Governor Adeleke reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to ensuring that all communities in Osun state live in peace and harmony.

He promised to work with relevant stakeholders, including security agencies, local authorities, and traditional institutions, to prevent future occurrences of such conflicts.

With his visit, Governor Adeleke has demonstrated his proactive approach to governance, reinforcing his commitment to security, unity, and the well-being of all Osun state residents.

In a remark, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Mr Yusuf said the security operatives were at the top of the situation and would not relent in their efforts to protect lives and properties in the area.

Radio Nigeria Correspondent, Funmi Ojo reports that residents of Ifon, Ilobu and Erin Osun communities remained indoors as shops and markets were also under lock, with the presence of combined security personnel in some streets of the communities.

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Education

Police Take Proactive Measures to Address School Clashes

By Web News 121

By Abisola Oluremi

The Oyo State Police Command has launched a series of initiatives to tackle the recurring clashes in secondary schools in Ibadan.

This move follows a stakeholders meeting held at the command’s headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.

Speaking, the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Adenola said, the police will conduct regular visits to schools to educate students on the dangers of unruly behaviour, and the command would partner with state government, parents, and other agencies to find solutions to the problem.

Contributing, the Special Assistant to the Oyo state governor on Security Matters, Fatai Owoseeni emphasized the need for parents to take a more proactive role in raising their children.

Also, the Oyo state Commissioner for Education, Professor Saliu Adelabu, urged the government to review the child rights law to enable good training and inculcation of values into children.

These measures were a direct response to the recent invasion of CAC Grammar School by seventeen pupils of Government Technical College, Orita Aperin, Ibadan.

Present at the meeting included, parents, school principals, permanent secretaries, chairman, Oyo Subeb, Nureni Adeniran among others.

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Crime

Tension in Ikakumo Akoko over Farmers-Herders Clashes

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Tension and palpable fear hang in the air in Ikakumo Akoko, an agrarian community in Akoko North East Local Akoko area of Ondo.

Report says that farmers are now staying away from their farms due to incessant farmers-herders clashes.

The latest incident involved a 40-year-old farmer Mr Idowu Bayode who was macheted by two herdsmen on his farm.

Narrating his ordeal to Positive FM on his hospital bed, the victim said that he went to his cashew plantation where he met the herdsmen plucking the cashew into sacks.

The victim

 Mr Bayode said while seeking to find out why the herdsmen were plucking cashew on his farm, they attacked him with their cutlasses, while he cried for help..

According Mr Bayode, the timely presence of his brother who came and saw him in a pool of blood as the herdsmen had inflicted deep cuts on him, saved him.

The chairman of Ikakumo Development Council, Mr Festus Omogboye said there was a siege on Ikakumo as people were now afraid to go to their farms and markets.

A community leader, Prince Foluso Aminu condemned the incident, calling on the state government to beef up security in the area being a border town with Edo State.

The Ikare Divisional Superintendent of Police, Mr Olatujoye Akinwande who confirmed the incident said one person has been arrested over the incident.

Ibrahim Kilani