How 16yr-old land dispute tore 3 Osun communities apart
•How communal clash causing sorrow, tears, blood •Why govt’s 2014 Gazette failed to restore peace •Will Adeleke’s curfew restore nomalcy? •We’re tired of curfew, Ifon community begs Adeleke •Orolu stakeholders ready to cooperate THE embers of discord fanned by a perennial communal clash within some communities in Irepodun and Orolu local government areas of Osun State over land seem to have rekindled. The unending land dispute has led to the destruction of lives and property in an unimaginable proportion. The communities of Ifon, Ilobu and Erin-Osun have been embroiled in bloody clashes for over 16 years. It was gathered that the communities have taken up arms against one another at four different times leaving a trail of sorrow, tears and blood. Unfortunately, during these times, Okanla which is inbetween these feuding communities, has always been caught in the crossfire. Successive administrations in the state have tried fruitlessly to resolve the crisis. Former Governor o...