Peter Dada, Akure
The traditional ruler of Atijere
community in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Samuel
Edema, has been chased out of his palace by some armed men from the
neighboring community of Makun-Omi in Ogun State following a communal
clash between the two communities.
Atijere in Ondo State and Makun-Omi in
Ogun State share boundary, but the two communities had been laying
claims to the ownership of a piece of land.
The ownership of the land was said to have been causing incessant crisis between the two communities.
The National Boundary Commission was
said to have intervened in the crisis before a fresh crisis erupted on
Tuesday between the two communities, leading to many residents deserting
their homes while some were injured.
The traditional ruler said he escaped
from being killed by the armed men who he alleged were sponsored by a
local government chairman in Ogun State. He explained that he was guided
out of the town by some of his subjects through the waterways.
He called on the state police command and the state government to come to their aid.
The traditional ruler said, “As I am
talking to you now, I am hiding in one of the communities in the coastal
area, while our people have been displaced. We are calling on the
government and security operatives to come to our aid before it is too
late.
“We invited the officials of the
boundary commission and they fixed a meeting between the two communities
where it was resolved that the commission will meet with us on Monday
November 28, 2016.
“But because of the Ondo State governorship election, we called for the postponement of the meeting.”
Police Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident.
He said the command had deployed men in the area to restore peace to the area.
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