BREAKING: GOV ADELEKE VOWS TO REMOVE MONARCHS OVER PERSISTENT UNREST
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has warned that any traditional ruler whose domain experiences recurring violence will be removed from office.
In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Monday in Osogbo, Adeleke cautioned the traditional rulers of Ifon, Erin Osun, and Ilobu communities to maintain peace and prevent further conflict.
The warning follows online reports suggesting that unidentified groups in the affected areas are planning new attacks.
The statement reads, “In the midst of Sallah celebrations, I got reports of some people planning another round of conflict around Ifon, Ilobu and Erin Osun towns. The security agencies have tightened surveillance to ensure no attacks take place.
“The security agencies are also speeding up the interrogation of key chieftains and actors in the conflict. I will remind top leaders of the towns that the peace undertaking they are signing are not for joke. They will be held accountable. There will be accountability before the law.
“The curfew we relaxed was on humanitarian grounds. As a compassionate government, we know many innocent people are suffering because of the evil agenda of a few elements across the conflict areas. Any attempt to exploit the adjustment of the curfew for renewed violence will be met with full re-imposition of the 24-hour curfew.
“Additionally, I will remove from office, any traditional ruler where violence recurs. This card is on the table. Royal fathers of each town must call their subjects to order. I will wield the big stick. Enough is enough,” the statement concluded.
The state government had earlier relaxed a 24 hour indefinite curfew earlier imposed on the three earring communities for the Eid-el-Fitr festival.
Following renewed communal clashes that resulted in loss of lives and destruction of properties worth millions of Naira, the state government imposed a curfew in Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun around the third week of March 2025.
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