CRISIS ROCK ONDO COMMUNITY...As government imposes curfew
The crisis rocking Ondo south senatorial district area of Ondo state is taking a new dimension as the people of the areas call for caution.
Speaking at a press conference addressed by leaders from the areas under the auspices of Araromi-Obu develpment Council, (ADC) a former Senator , Omololu Meroyi said in the recent time, there are invasion on their lands by some people who are not the origin of the land, precisely the Ikales.
The senator stated that, although there is a court judgement on May, 13th 2019 conceeding part of Araromi-Obu land to the Ikales, which same has been duely appeal at the court of Law.
The ADC informed that , since the Ikales people have started unleashing terror and afflictions on the Araromi-Obu people , without taking into consideration that case is still pending at court of Law, by allowing peace to reign
According to the Araromi-Obu people, two (2) people are already dead, eight,(8) people seriously injured and are in different hospitals across the state, nothing less than five (5) houses burnt and several destroyed as many farm lands destroyed across the community.
The community informed that in the course of the Crisis be-clouding the areas, the monarch Oba Adelola Aderemi, narrowly escaped been attacked by the people of Ikale, while several of the farm lands in the community have been invaded.
While the Araromi-Obu community call on the government to quickly Wade into the crisis, before it is escalated more than necessary in the interest of peace of the state. Adding that Araromi-Obu people are noted for peace, hence hence should not be provocated. Since the people have been on their land for age- long, as the present monarch is the 18th to ascend the the throne of their fore-fathers. The crisis rocking the areas have continued to persist for several years.
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