Osun CP Appeals To Warring Communities To Embrace Peace

Warring Communities in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of Osun State have been urged to sheath their swords and embrace peace.

Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan made the appeal during a visit to stakeholders in Erin-Osun, Ilobu, and Ifon-Osun.

A4O Radio reports that both communities have been warring against each other in recent time which has led to destructions of several property.

Addressing leaders in the three towns, the State Police commissioner said his mission was to gather firsthand information from all parties and recommend lasting solutions to the government, stressing that peace must take priority over grudges for the communities to progress.

He said, “There will be no development without peace. You are all brothers and sisters, descendants of Oduduwa. Let us forgive and forget what happened in the past and work together for a better Osun State and Nigeria.”

CP Gotan assured residents of increased police presence in the flashpoints, warning that troublemakers who profit from crises would no longer have a free hand.

In his remarks, the Olufon of Ifon, Oba Peter Akinyooye, pledged support for security agencies, describing Ifon as a peaceful town that has always accommodated people of diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Also speaking, Chief Kayode Olawale, representing the Elerin of Erin-Osun, Oba Yusuf Kolawole Omoloye Oyagbodun II, promised to cooporate with the government’s peace committee, saying the community leaders had consistently appealed to youths to avoid taking laws into their own hands during disagreements.

Similarly, Barrister Adegoke Olusola, who represented the Olobu of Ilobu, Oba Ashiru Olaniyan, commended the police command and appealed for caution in handling petitions, alleging that indiscriminate arrests based on frivolous complaints had led to innocent people being jailed.