Governor Ademola Adeleke has threatened to depose any monarch fuelling communal clashes between Ifon and Ilobu communities in Osun State after the resurgence of the crisis with two persons confirmed dead.
Adeleke, after a security meeting on Tuesday with the heads of security agencies and stakeholders in Ifon and Ilobu communities, said: “Any traditional ruler found to be fanning embers of violence will be removed from office. Requisite intelligence is being gathered on the extent of the culpability of prominent leaders from the two areas.”
He also imposed a 6 p.m. to 6am curfew on the warring communities.
The spokesperson of Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola confirmed, “Two persons lost their lives in the incident, and the corpses have been deposited in the mortuary at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital.
“Meanwhile one Mojeed Oyewumi Alani ‘M’ and one other, who were arrested with weapons and criminal charms by police operatives for their role in the communal clash, have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.”
