Mischief of Ilobu neighbouring town: Over Allegation of land-grabbing by the Army in Osun State.
The leaders of Ilobu, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State, have reacted to the Allegation of land grabbing levelled against the Nigerian Army by its neighbouring Ifon-Osun town, headquarters of Orolu Local Government Area.
Ifon-Osun on Tuesday staged a protest accusing the Army of plotting to take over its land to build a facility for the said area.
Allegation
Led by its regent and Eesa of Ifon-Osun, Babatunde Oyetunji, the people of the community on Tuesday staged a protest and addressed the media, accusing the Nigerian Army of possibly hijacking their community’s parcels of land allegedly in connivance with Ilobu community.
The protesters said as an indigene of the Ilobu community, the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, was planning to use his position to take over the community’s land forcefully.
Ilobu reacts
But in its reaction on Wednesday, the palace of Olobu of Ilobu, Oba Ashiru Olaniyan, debunked the claim by Ifon-Osun, describing it as an attempt to cause trouble within the area.
Addressing reporters on behalf of the palace, a senior chief and legal practitioner, Adegoke Ogunsola, the Otun Jagun of Ilobu, said the community was surprised to hear the news of the protest against an “innocent army chief” whose appointment, he noted, has been hailed by many Nigerians as the right peg in a suitable hole.
Ogunsola said it was essential to clarify the controversies surrounding the land issue, noting that several court cases already determined have consistently given verdicts in favour of Ilobu.
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