Taofeeq Osunmakinde, the Obawure of Ifetuntun in Ife South Native Authorities Space of Osun State, has cried out to the Inspector Common of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to return to assistance from the group over incessant clashes on boundary disputes between his group and one other group in Ijebu.
Osunmakinde, who spoke with journalists in Akure, the Ondo State Capital, urged the IGP to research and apprehend the perpetrators of unrest stemming from the continuing border and boundary dispute between Ife and Ijebu over the 30-mile land space generally known as Ifetuntun.
He mentioned, “We’re interesting to the Inspector Common of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. We have now submitted petitions with proof to his workplace, in addition to to the Osun State and Federal Governments, to return to our support. We’re law-abiding residents and can’t take the legislation into our personal palms. We search justice and authorities intervention.”
The monarch, who defined the historical past of the group, emphasised that Ifetuntun had existed for a very long time as a government-reserved space the place he served as a chief, generally known as “Baale”.
Osunmakinde recounted that in 2001, throughout President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Administration, a battle erupted between the settlers of Ifetuntun and the Ijebu, prompting the Federal Authorities’s intervention. He mentioned the Workplace of the Surveyor Common of the Federation demarcated the borders, permitting each communities to coexist peacefully till now.
Additionally, he famous that between 2008 and 2009, a chieftaincy inquiry in Osun State included Ifetuntun, affirming its standing as a city. He mentioned he was topped as monarch in 2010 by the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, and the then-Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, introduced him with a certificates and employees of workplace.
He famous that whereas Ifetuntun had existed earlier than 2010, this recognition of the throne solidified their peaceable lifestyle, which has endured since.
The monarch highlighted that Ifetuntun had skilled the rule of 9 army and civilian administrations with out important battle or disarray locally.
Nevertheless, he recounted that in 2016, they confronted their first assault led by a forest guard from the Ministry of Pure Assets. Based on him, they employed thugs who burnt properties and induced injury estimated at ₦2 billion.
The monarch mentioned a number of arrests have been made whereas the principal suspects disappeared, and the matter was finally settled out of courtroom via intervention from the Ooni of Ife and the previous Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s Administration.
The monarch alleged {that a} group of hoodlums had been harassing residents alongside the federal street connecting Ife South to Ijebu West. He mentioned the hoodlums have been extorting cash from passersby, claiming to be appearing on behalf of the state authorities.
The monarch expressed concern that some high authorities officers are threatening to stage Ifetuntun throughout the subsequent 24 hours, noting that armed hoodlums are starting to take management of the group whereas Amotekun, appearing on behalf of the Commissioner, is victimising law-abiding residents.
