Osun Government Sues For Peace As Chieftaincy Tussle Turns Bloody

The Osun State Government has announced that the civil unrest in Igbaye, Odo-Otin Central Local Government Area, that occurred in the early hours of Monday has been brought under control and security operatives have moved into the community to ensure that there is no further breakdown of law and order.

The announcement was contained in a statement signed by Funke Egbemode, the state commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation on Monday in Osogbo.

"As a responsible and responsive government, we have deployed security operatives to the town to restore and maintain peace. Uniformed and plain-clothed law enforcement officials are on ground to  keep troublemakers in check," Egbemode said.

"Chieftaincy tussles are not strange in traditional societies, but Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has in the last three years of his administration proved that there is no royal battle too intense to be resolved by a peaceful negotiation.

"The government is therefore appealing to aggrieved parties and all indigenes of Igbaye community, to put all personal interests aside and give peace a chance in the spirit of the season and of the profile of Osun as the nation's most peaceful state.

"Parents and guardians are enjoined to warn their wards and children not to allow themselves to be used as tools to foment trouble

We implore residents and citizens to channel their grievances to the appropriate authorities and resist the temptation of taking law into their own hands.

"It is better to talk about the issues causing controversies in the town, than to war over it," the statement concluded.