Governor Adeleke has promised the people of Ilobu and Ifon that his team will work fast to bring back peace between their communities. He told the emergency services agency to start helping right away. The past state governor who serves as Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, asked everyone fighting to stop and make peace instead. This came after people from both towns sent messages asking for help.
Governor Adeleke spoke through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Saturday. He said the government created new plans to fix the problem and had already started several peace projects. The governor mentioned he told the Presidency about what happened in the state and was handling everything well. His office also warned that some people shared old videos of fights from different places to make it seem like the state had more trouble than it really did.
The governor called these videos fake news from people who wanted to make his government look bad. He said the current fight was sad, but they were working hard to stop it. Any videos showing violence in other Osun towns should be ignored because they aren't real. Adeleke has done many things to calm the situation, including imposing a 24-hour curfew, sending security forces, and helping the two communities sign a peace agreement.
Oyetola released a statement saying Ilobu and Ifon-Osun needed to end this fight immediately. The violence has destroyed property, killed people, hurt others, and forced families to leave their homes. He described the situation as heartbreaking and harmful to the peace they worked hard to build in Osun State. He strongly suggested everyone put down their weapons and talk about their problems instead of fighting.
The former governor felt very sad about the new violence. He shared his feelings with families who lost loved ones and those whose property was damaged. Oyetola remembered that in the past, traditional rulers helped stop fights before they became serious. He asked why this latest problem was allowed to grow into such a big crisis. He stressed that peace matters more than anything for people to live well.
He believes talking and negotiation always work better than violence, no matter what happens. The communities must stop fighting forever, forget their differences, and live as family again. They should use the good things about being united despite having different backgrounds. Oyetola has learned from experience that community fights never bring anything good, and everyone should try to prevent any kind of conflict.
He said no issue justifies losing any Osun citizen's life and asked everyone to let peace return quickly. As they did before, he called on traditional rulers, community leaders, and other important people to step in firmly and help both sides make up. This would prevent more deaths and destruction. The people of Ifon-Osun and Ilobu have been neighbors for many years, and they should keep respecting each other and living peacefully together.
Oyetola believes honest dialogue and negotiation bring much better results than fighting. He also told security officers to act professionally as they restore peace and ensure justice happens in the affected areas. The fighting between the Ifon and Ilobu communities started Thursday night. It has killed three people and destroyed millions of naira worth of goods and property. Because of these clashes, the state government put back a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am in both places.
The violence spread to Erin-Osun town by Saturday. This made the state government extend the curfew there and make it last until further notice.
Governor Adeleke spoke through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Saturday. He said the government created new plans to fix the problem and had already started several peace projects. The governor mentioned he told the Presidency about what happened in the state and was handling everything well. His office also warned that some people shared old videos of fights from different places to make it seem like the state had more trouble than it really did.
The governor called these videos fake news from people who wanted to make his government look bad. He said the current fight was sad, but they were working hard to stop it. Any videos showing violence in other Osun towns should be ignored because they aren't real. Adeleke has done many things to calm the situation, including imposing a 24-hour curfew, sending security forces, and helping the two communities sign a peace agreement.
Oyetola released a statement saying Ilobu and Ifon-Osun needed to end this fight immediately. The violence has destroyed property, killed people, hurt others, and forced families to leave their homes. He described the situation as heartbreaking and harmful to the peace they worked hard to build in Osun State. He strongly suggested everyone put down their weapons and talk about their problems instead of fighting.
The former governor felt very sad about the new violence. He shared his feelings with families who lost loved ones and those whose property was damaged. Oyetola remembered that in the past, traditional rulers helped stop fights before they became serious. He asked why this latest problem was allowed to grow into such a big crisis. He stressed that peace matters more than anything for people to live well.
He believes talking and negotiation always work better than violence, no matter what happens. The communities must stop fighting forever, forget their differences, and live as family again. They should use the good things about being united despite having different backgrounds. Oyetola has learned from experience that community fights never bring anything good, and everyone should try to prevent any kind of conflict.
He said no issue justifies losing any Osun citizen's life and asked everyone to let peace return quickly. As they did before, he called on traditional rulers, community leaders, and other important people to step in firmly and help both sides make up. This would prevent more deaths and destruction. The people of Ifon-Osun and Ilobu have been neighbors for many years, and they should keep respecting each other and living peacefully together.
Oyetola believes honest dialogue and negotiation bring much better results than fighting. He also told security officers to act professionally as they restore peace and ensure justice happens in the affected areas. The fighting between the Ifon and Ilobu communities started Thursday night. It has killed three people and destroyed millions of naira worth of goods and property. Because of these clashes, the state government put back a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am in both places.
The violence spread to Erin-Osun town by Saturday. This made the state government extend the curfew there and make it last until further notice.